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Part Two: The Accidental Genocide of the Andaman Islands

Behind the Bastards

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The Gifts of North Sentinel Island

In 1981 a panamanian freighter named the primrose crashed on the rocks near north sentinel island. The crew's relief turned to apprehension when they saw a group of natives waving weapons at the boat an urgent distress signal was sent out. More than 50 carrying various homemade weapons are making two or three wooden boats went the dispatch Wearing they were bored us at sunset all crew members lives not guaranteed For nearly a week the crew of the primrose armed with only flare guns and a few axes Fended off an attack before they were rescued by an indian navy tugboat and helicopters. Salvators began sailing into loot the boat and according to the telegraph quote many sentinelese were killed

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