Members of an uncontacted tribe, said to include women and children, have allegedly been massacred by gold miners in a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon. Federal prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation into the reported massacre of about 10 members of the tribe, according to the New York Times. INCREDIBLE PHOTOS OFFER GLIMPSE OF UNCONTACTED AMAZON TRIBEThe New York Times reports that the investigation was launched after the gold miners were heard bragging about the killings in a bar. The miners reported brandished a hand-carved paddle taken from the tribe. Survival International estimates that there around 100 uncontacted tribes in the world, the vast majority of which are in the Amazon.

Source: Fox News September 11, 2017 21:09 UTC