csmonitor.com reported, a Swiss couple bicycling in India were attacked and the woman was gang raped, say police. The alleged attack again raises the profile of sexual violence against women in India. The attack occurred Friday evening after the Swiss couple had stopped to camp in a forest. They were bicycling in the state of Madhya Pradesh on their way to see the Taj Mahal, in Agra. According to the Hindustan Times, the couple were returning from visiting the Ram Raja Temple, in Orchha. Read Article
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March 6, 2013: Dominica News Online has been reliably informed that a tourist was robbed of her jewelry in Roseau on Wednesday. This is the second such incident in Roseau in two days. Wednesday’s incident occurred in the vicinity of Western Union. An eyewitness, who saw everything unfold before her eyes, told DNO that she […]
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PETALING JAYA, Malaysia thestar.com.my reported that a 25-year-old American tourist was robbed and raped by two men after being taken on a 80km terror ride in a taxi. The woman had gone shopping at a mall on Monday and hailed the taxi when she had finished. The taxi driver, with a man in the front […]
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According to news.4amexpat.com, “Today, Thonglor police arrested five teenagers, aged 15 to 18, for assaulting and stealing a purse from a female tourist. Police said that the gang robbed the victim…now hospitalized at Samitivej Hospital. ” Read Article
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As reported by dominicanewsonline.com, “A female tourist was robbed on Independence Street in Roseau on Tuesday. Reports are that the tourist was in the company of another individual (believed to be her husband) when she started shouting for help.” Read Article
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Hotel Samasati – one victim was taken to a local hospital after being struck in the face. Puerto viejo, limon Costa Rica, 18 tourists robbed at gunpoint (many tourists from the United States Hotel is located in the southern region of Limón, near the border with Panama. According to the ticotimes.net, five armed assailants raided […]
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Emperor Hotel, Retiro Buenos Aires Argentina On February 22, 2013, four armed assailants entered the Emperor Hotel in Retiro at approximately eleven pm in the evening according to online-911.com. The thieves stole cash and items from the reception area and lounge. They also stole items form tourists in the concierge area. However, one of the […]
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As covered by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, “A tourist from Belarus was robbed at Candolim early Wednesday morning. Bakanauskaya Durya, a tourist from Youhen, Belarus, was asleep in her room at a Candolim resort when some unknown persons entered between 3am and 6am on Thursday and robbed a camera, $70 and 2,000 in cash, totally valued at 50,000.” […]
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latitude38.com reported…In disturbing news, Bill Lilly and his partner Judy Lang reported their Lagoon 470 Moontide was boarded by three armed men at about 2 a.m. yesterday while they were at anchor at Caleta de Campos, where they had stopped on their way from Zihua to Mazanillo. “I was awakened by banging on the sliding […]
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As reported by thelocal.fr, “A young American student kidnapped in Geneva upon leaving a nightclub was robbed and abandoned close to Lyon, east-central France, a detailed report revealed on Wednesday…” Read Article
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