Indigenous people have kidnapped about 150 tourists traveling on a riverboat to protest the oil spill on the Kuniniko River in the northern province of Loreto. Peru. According to the American network CBS, among the tourists there are Americans, British, French, Spaniards and Swiss.

A few hours after the kidnapping became known, local authorities began consultations with local residents about the release of tourists.

“After consultations with community leaders in the Kouninikos area, the request for the release of tourists has been accepted,” the ombudsman’s office said, adding that the release would take place “soon.”

Watson Trujillo, the head of the indigenous population who kidnapped the tourists, confirmed the deal to the Peruvian RPP network. All tourists are healthy, the RPP said.

One of the abductees, Angela Ramirez, told the RPP that the natives told them they intended to hold them for no more than a week. He added that they were offered food several times.

According to Ramirez, among the abducted tourists were pregnant women, people with disabilities and a baby.

Up to 300 tourists were previously reported abducted, including 17 to 23 foreign nationals.

The UK Foreign Office said in a statement that it had contacted Peruvian authorities about “a small number of British nationals involved in the incident in Peru”.

Source: APE-MPE, Reuters.