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Arrow-wielding tribals in Andaman kill US tourist for 'misplaced adventure'

Indian government regulations prohibit any interaction with the people on North Sentinel, an island in the Andaman Sea

John Allen Chau
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Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar and Kai Schultz | NYT
John Allen Chau seemed to know that what he was about to do was extremely dangerous.

Mr. Chau, an American thought to be in his 20s, was floating in a kayak off a remote island in the Andaman Sea. He was about to set foot on one of the most sealed-off parts of India, an island inhabited by a small, enigmatic and highly isolated tribe whose members have killed outsiders for simply stepping on their shore.

Fishermen warned him not to go. Few outsiders had ever been there. And Indian government regulations clearly prohibited any interaction with people on the island, called

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