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    American Woman And Her Driver Freed From Kidnappers, Ugandan Police Say

    Police said four men abducted the pair from their vehicle at gunpoint last week and demanded $500,000 in ransom.
    by Francesca Paris Apr 07, 2019 1 minute
    An American woman and her driver, kidnapped in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, have been rescued, Ugandan police said on Sunday.

    Ugandan police announced on Sunday that they have rescued an American woman and her driver after the two were kidnapped last week while on safari.

    The Uganda Police Force that it had worked with security agencies to rescue the 35-year-old California woman

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