I don't have any numbers, but it would be intresing to see some. They specifically target tourists in many cases, since they believe they are all rich. I am sure a good number of locals are victoms as well, but why kidnap some farmer that is as poor as you are. They don't have any money to give even if they wanted to. Also by getting tourists they are publicly hurting "the foreign opresers." Remember they have to not only make money to buy guns, but keep the goodwill of the local population to assist them in hiding from the government. I'm not an expert in the reigon by far, but I talked to a guy that spent some time there in the military. Granted that view can be biased a bit, but this guy was the type that could cut through the bull s*&t.
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