The two tourists from central Europe at the beginning of June arrived at the port of Laxe never imagined being involved in a story as surreal. Since then take about three months held hostage in their own yacht and still not know when they will leave this small town of Costa da Morte. Tired of the situation during the last days began to distribute pamphlets in the area in the reporting of its peculiar situation and the reasons why they can not leave Spain. The boat also hung a banner that reads “Kidnapped.” Read Article
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A Moroccan man has been sentenced to jail for plotting to poison water supplies in Spain. A Spanish judge on Saturday said Abdellatif Aoulad Chiba has sought information on Islamist websites on how to poison the water supply at campsites and tourist resorts. Read Article
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Two mountain climbers were killed on Friday and Saturday as a result of two separate accidents in the Pennine Alps mountain range in Switzerland, police said on Sunday. Valais Canton Police said the accident on Friday happened after a 43-year-old German tourist went mountain climbing alone on Lagginhorn, which has a maximum height of 4,010 […]
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A BRITISH tourist has fallen six storeys to his death from the balcony of his hotel in Majorca. The tragedy happened at the three-star Royal Beach Hotel in the resort Magaluf yesterday. Police said Paul Newman, 37, who was staying on the fourth floor, had returned at 5am with pals after a night out. Read […]
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Three people were killed on the Montenegrin coast last night, including a German tourist caught in crossfire during a gunfight, police have confirmed. Read Article
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Three tourists were killed at a carnival in Spain after a ride ‘broke away from the ground’. The carnival ride, called Tarantula, was part of a fiesta in Villacanas, a town with a population of 9,000 that lies 50 miles east of Toledo. Read Article
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A British student has been killed by a polar bear while camping with an expedition group in Norway. Four others were seriously injured in the attack. Read Article
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‘Doves Red’, a synthetic drug which has caused fatal intoxications in other countries, has arrived in Spain. It’s sold as pills which look like ecstasy and has already been linked to several intoxications and deaths in Europe. Read Article
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A 21-year-old British holidaymaker has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in San Antonio, Ibiza. Barry Hesford is the fourth British tourist to die on the Spanish island in the last five weeks. Read Article
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The National Police have arrested three men suspected gang members allegedly engaged in robbing tourists at the airport of Palma. They are charged with fifteen counts of robbery with violence, theft, theft of vehicles belonging to a criminal group. The three arrested are a 44-year Algerian identified as Lazhari Z., 46 a German named Kenan […]
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