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Deep in the Amazon jungle, officials arrive at a village, investigating reports of a massacre. The Venezuelan Yanomami tribe are at the centre of claims villagers were shot dead by Brazilian gold miners. But the tribe appeared surprised by the news. SOUNDBITE: CHIEF OF THE COMMUNITY IN SIERRA DE PARIMA, MASSUPI, SAYING (Spanish): "I asked how many they killed and they told me they didn't kill anyone. Here, we are all fine." One Yanomami group sounded the alarm in August, saying hunters had discovered a massacre. The government launched an investigation, but repeatedly said it found no evidence. Rights group Survival International has now retracted a version of events which said miners killed over 70 people. But the group says doubts still persist and that tension in the area remains high.