[Keith in Iowa]

Fine. Then we'll just drop the relief somewhere else if they're going to shoot at the choppers...IOW - the heck with 'em.

[thoughtomator]

Maybe they thought it was a UN chopper.

[rightwinggoth]

Hardcore Luddites.

[miliantnutcase]

lol that is hilarious. It's like something out of a movie.

[dagnabbit]

If the tribesmen had managed to hit a crew member, would their arrow accuracy have been interpreted as an even better sign of good health?

[stlnative]

Little is known about the Andaman’s Sentilnelese - thought to number around 100 - who live on the North Sentinel Island, 64 km south-west of Port Blair. They are thought to be Burmese nomads, who were swept away to the Andamans by the sea, and started living there. They have their own language, which has no script, and is unintelligible even to other tribes in the islands. Hunting and fishing for wild boars, sea turtle and a variety of fish and molluscs are their primary occupations and they use bows and iron-tipped arrows. The men wear a waist belt of bark, and other than that both men and women wear nothing except some leaf ornaments around the head, neck and arms. Among the most isolated communities in the world, they have no interaction with other tribes except receiving occasional gifts, and they defend their island from outsiders using bows and arrows.

[AggieCPA]

"But the authorities say the attack is a sign that they have survived"

Boy, nothing gets past "the authorities."

[DakotaGator]

...Dozens of tribesmen fired bows and arrows at the helicopter...

It's bad enough when they shoot arrows at you. When they fire bows, you're really in trouble!

[Cobra64]

Oh, oh. A Brady bill is coming soon to this tribe.

[Eagle Eye]

Dozens of tribesmen fired bows and arrows at the helicopter, a traditional warning that outsiders aren't welcome.

Is there anyplace on Earth where shooting at visitors is considered a traditional sign of welcome?

[silverleaf]

The Gods Must be Crazy!

(Were those arrows supplied by the French?)

[pepperdog]

If the overall situation over there weren't so serious this would be hilarious.

[LTCJ]

Dozens of tribesmen fired bows and arrows at the helicopter, a traditional warning that outsiders aren't welcome.

... an important tip to all you aspiring outsiders.

I want the autograph of this reporter's journalism professor.

[keats5]

Maybe they're just hungry.

[Viking2002]

"OOGA-BOOGA-BOOGA!"

[Happy2BMe]

AGE-OLD EALRY WARNING SYSTEM - ping.

LoL - bows and arrows being an integral core element of the PEWS - Prehistoric Early Warning System.

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Officials believe they survived the devastation by using age-old early warning systems.

[Imaverygooddriver]

I dodn`t know they had liberals on that island. Shoot the help.

[Imaverygooddriver]

Shoot the help, this is like the immediate reaction of the UN. "The US is stingy"

[An.American.Expatriate]

But the authorities say the attack is a sign that they have survived.

ROTFL!!!

[DoctorMichael]

Give em a taste of a 50 caliber machine gun........I've no sympathy for foolishness at this point.