Missionary’s killing : US not to take action against Sentinelese tribe

The US is not pursuing action against the Sentinelese tribe members who killed an American missionary trying to enter their forbidden island, according to the top State Department official for religious freedom.

"The US govt has not asked or pursued any sort of sanctions that the Indian govt would take against the tribal people in this case," said Samuel Brownback, the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. "It's a tragic situation and a tragic case of what's happened, but that's not something that's been asked," he said, answering a reporter's question during a news video conference if he would require the Indian govt to take action against the Sentinelese tribe or recommend US sanctions on them.