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British tourist killed at campsite in Spain, son arrested for his murder

Dailymail.co.uk reports that a British tourist has been arrested on suspicion of battering his father to death in a brutal fight at a Spanish camp site. The 45-year-old, named in the Spanish press as Ian Bennet, allegedly launched into a vicious assault on his 69-year-old father, identified locally as Douglas Bennet, in the early hours of Friday morning after an argument broke out. Read article

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Cayman Islands: American tourist arrested for trying to run out on hotel bill

According to compasscayman.com, a tourist suspected of running out on a $10,000 bill at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman was arrested as he tried to leave the Cayman Islands on Wednesday. The 43-year-old American is said to have run up a substantial tab at the five-star hotel and left without paying. He is expected to appear […]

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French tourist arrested for extreme speeding in Israel

Ynetnews.com reports that a 29-year-old tourist from France was caught driving a rented car at a speed of 160 kph (100 mph). Police Traffic Department detained the man on a road where the speed limit is only 90 kph (56 mph). Upon detainment it was revealed the vehicle did not have documentation of an annual […]

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Czech woman murdered in India, boyfriend arrested

According to deccanherald.com, a Czech teenage boy was today arrested for killing his girlfriend in a guest house at Baga beach village in Goa, police said. 19-year-old Paval Neuhasl, was arrested for murdering 24-year-old Narkela Horka, a Czech too, last night, Deputy Superintendent of Police N C Raikar told PTI. Read article

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United States: Tourist arrested for bringing gun to Empire State Building

Nbcnewyork.com reports that a tourist from Georgia was arrested Tuesday after he brought a gun to the Empire State Building, police said. The 39-year-old man was waiting on a security checkpoint line at about 7 p.m. when he saw a sign stating no firearms were allowed inside the building, police said. Read article

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British tourist killed during bar fight on Crete, many more arrested

Sky News reports that dozens of Britons were involved in a brawl that resulted in a teenage British tourist being stabbed to death on the Greek island of Crete, police have said. According to a police statement the fight broke out among a group who were holidaying in the popular party resort of Malia. The […]

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UAE: Tourist arrested after stealing taxi at knifepoint

Emirates247.com reports that a foreign tourist waved for a silver cab in Abu Dhabi and asked its driver to take to his destination. A few minutes later, the tourists pulled a knife, put it close to the driver’s face and ordered him to get out before jumping behind the wheel and driving away. The 24-year-old […]

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Australian man arrested in the Philippines on sex abuse charges

Eturbonews.com reports that a former Melbourne private school teacher and head of an international school in China has been charged over the alleged sex abuse of four Filipino children as young as nine. Hilton Reece Munro, 45, used a 14-year-old boy to recruit younger boys who were sexually abused at a beach resort hotel on […]

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Tajik journalist denied entry in to Russia

According to news.tj, a well-known Tajik opposition journalist has been denied entry at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reports. Officials at the airport told RFE/RL that journalist Dodojon Atovulloyev was asked to buy a ticket to Prague, Czech Republic, the city he arrived from on July 15. The airport officials did not elaborate […]

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Australia: French tourist jailed over biting civilian officer in leg

As reported by Abc.net.au, a 26-year-old French tourist will head home from Brisbane after being spared further jail time for what has been described as a “bizarre series of offences”. Mickael Massiera was on a working holiday when his lawyer said he went off the rails. The District Court heard he resisted arrest after being […]

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