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The Indian government has barred
from visiting North Sentinel Island. This is to protect the
Sentinelese way of life. It is also to shield the inhabitants from modern
. A spokeswoman for a non-profit
that protects isolated tribes said: "It's very
known that uncontacted peoples have no immunity to common outside diseases like flu or
, which could completely wipe them out." Survival International said the Sentinelese are "the most isolated
people in the world." In the past
decades, the islanders have killed several people who have attempted to visit the
. The recently arrested tourist described himself as a "
seeker".
