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Terena Tribe takes hostages in Brazil
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001

Brazillian officials on Wednesday said the Terena Tribe has taken 13 reporters hostage to protest a stalled land deal.

The federal government promised the tribe some land but a strike has held the transfer up, said officials.

The reporters seized were covering the tribe's blockade of a highway.

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Brazil Indians Take 13 Hostages (AP 10/3)