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US tourist arrested after visit to restricted North Sentinel island

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Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov , 24 , allegedly landed on North Sentinel Island .

He left a can of coke and a coconut on the shore of the Indian Ocean island.

It is illegal for foreigners or Indians to travel within 5km ( three miles ) of the island.

Survival International said the alleged act endangered the man's own life and the lives of the tribe.

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74

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69

Neutral language

68

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formal

Language

English

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59

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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