Brazil Amazon: Illegal miners fire on indigenous group

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Illegal miners inside a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon opened fire on an indigenous community using automatic weapons, local leaders say.

The Yanomami group said they responded with bows and arrows, and shotguns. One indigenous person and four miners were injured.

An estimated 20,000 illegal gold miners are in the Yanomami area, Brazil's largest protected indigenous reserve.

Violence in the Amazon has increased under President Jair Bolsonaro.

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