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Germany, Swiss national killed in fight at McDonald’s

A man from the northern Swiss town of Brugg has died after being beaten up by a young Austrian in a McDonald’s in the tourist heart of Munich, Germany. A fight broke out between the two men at 3am on Saturday morning in the fast-food restaurant on Stachus-Platz, close to Munich’s old town centre. Read Article

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500 tourists removed from hotel in Spain after tourist dies of carbon monixide poisoning

Nearly 500 holidaymakers have been evacuated from the three star Tropical Park Hotel in Majorca, a Spanish hotel after a tourist died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Dozens of Brits were among those moved from the three-star Tropical Park Hotel in Majorca following the tragedy.Read more

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Croatia, sex scandal at border involving tourists, police was a misunderstanding

Croatian border control agents have not demanded oral sex from Slovakian tourists, the investigation has shown. The sex-scandal at the Slovenian-Croatian border that shook the country at the height of the tourist season was really just a misunderstanding.Read Article

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British tourist killed in attack, Portugal

A British man has died after being attacked near his hotel in Portugal. Ian Haggath, 50, from Dunston near Gateshead, was beaten up in Albufeira two weeks ago and died from his injuries last Wednesday. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “I can confirm the death of a British national in Faro on May 25. We […]

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Scotland, Tourists injured in tourist bus crash

Four Australian tourists were seriously injured and more than 40 others hurt after a tour bus crashed in the Scottish Highlands today. A man with serious chest injuries was among four casualties airlifted to hospital after the bus, carrying 45 Australians, crashed in Sutherland. In total 21 people were taken to hospital. Read Article

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Tourist Warning: Air France set for holiday season strike

Air passengers in France have been warned to brace themselves for a summer of disruption as cabin crew and pilots plan industrial action. A collection of powerful unions warned Air France yesterday that they plan to strike for four days from July 29th to August 1st, one of the busiest holiday travel periods of the […]

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Beligian Tourist killed at rest stop in France

A Belgian man was shot dead in a deserted lay-by in the east of France while his two young children watched from the family car. The incident took place early on Tuesday morning in a rest area on the A31 between Dijon and Nancy in the east of the country. Xavier Baligant, a divorced father […]

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Spain, 36 British tourists injured in bus crash

Thirty-six elderly British tourists have been injured, two of them seriously, in a coach crash in Spain, the Foreign Office said. Their coach Thirty-six elderly British tourists have been injured, two of them seriously, in a coach crash in Spain, the Foreign Office said. Their coach was involved in an accident with a truck near […]

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Norwegian tourist drownes on beach in Mallorca, Spain

A tourist from EFE and Norwegian nationality 62 years died today drowned on the beach of Santa Ponsa, Mallorca in the municipality of Calvia, reported Efe Emergency services 112 and 061. The victim was treated unsuccessfully by the lifeguards on the beach and the SAMU, which failed to revive him. Read Article

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Spain, young British tourist killed

A British teenager of 15 years was killed this morning in Lloret de Mar (Girona), about four in the morning, after receiving a single stab to the chest, as confirmed to EFE sources close to the case. The Catalan police have taken over the investigation into the death of the child that has occurred in […]

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