British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, whose disappearance in the Amazon sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, police say:
The remains of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were found in a remote region of the Brazilian Amazon two weeks after they went missing.British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, whose disappearance in the Amazon some two weeks ago sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, Brazilian police said Saturday.
Ten days later, a suspect took police to a place near the city of Atalaia do Norte in western Amazonas state, where he said he had buried bodies. Soon after, the suspect's brother was also detained. Mr Timoteo also told reporters it is "fairly likely" there could be further arrests in the case in the coming days.
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