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Marseille, France: Four U.S. Students victims of acid attack at train station

Marseille, France,  (CBSNewYork/CBS News/AP) — Four young American women — all of them students from Boston College — were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in the French city of Marseille.

French authorities so far do not think extremist views motivated the 41-year-old woman who was arrested as the alleged assailant, the local prosecutor’s office said. French police described the woman as “disturbed.” Read Full Article

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Two Tourists from U.S. assaulted after withdrawing funds from ATM in Mexico City, one dead, one injured

TWO U.S. TOURISTS ASSAULTED AFTER WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM ATM Colonia Álamos located in Alcaldía Benito Juárez en Ciudad de México lasillarota.com (MACHINE TRANSLATED) Yesterday afternoon (05-16-17), two tourists of American nationality were assaulted and seriously injured on a bridge over the Tlalpan road in the Benito Juárez delegation. According to reports from the Public Security […]

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France: Anti-terror police patrolling Alpine Ski Villages

dailymail.co.uk / French anti-terror police patrol Alpine ski villages and airports amid fears of a jihadist attack on resorts popular with British tourists Police seen patrolling Chambery Airport, a hub used by thousands of ski tourists Anti-terror officers have also been spotted in night spots in French ski resorts It comes with France still on […]

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Australia: British Backpacker dies from knife wounds while trying to assist fellow Briton

telegraph.co.uk reported a 30-year-old British backpacker in Australia who was hailed as a hero after he tried to defend fellow Briton during a knife attack at a hostel has died of stab wounds in hospital. Tom Jackson, from Congleton in Cheshire, was repeatedly stabbed in the head, face and body last Tuesday night by French […]

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Nice France: Bastille Day attack kills 70

‘The worst catastrophe our region has seen’ theguardian.com/ Jessica Reed reported Minutes ago the president of the Nice region, Christian Estrosi, held a press conference. He said: This is the worst catastrophe our region has seen in modern history. We now have to mobilise all of our services, all the psychologists, volunteers who are trained […]

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Brazil: Tourists complain of violence during Carnival

According to Jornal do Brasil, Carnival festivities escalated to violence and crime in downtown Rio de Janeiro this Saturday, leaving one person injured. The Cordão da Bola Preta, one of Brazil’s most historic, highly anticipated street parties, was plagued with assaults, thefts, and fights. The Cordão da Bola Preta is a Carioca (pertaining to Rio […]

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Egypt: Three foreign tourists stabbed by suspected IS militants at hotel

bbc.com reported three foreign tourists have been stabbed by two suspected Islamic State militants who stormed into a hotel in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada. The attackers, armed with knives, were shot by police at the Bella Vista hotel after they attacked two Austrian guests and a Swede, officials say. One assailant was killed […]

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Cologne German: 80 women reported sexual assaults, muggings in central railway station

systematic assaults on women bbc.com reported…The mayor of Cologne has summoned police for crisis talks after about 80 women reported sexual assaults and muggings by men on New Year’s Eve. The scale of the attacks on women at the city’s central railway station has shocked Germany. About 1,000 drunk and aggressive young men were involved. […]

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Tauranga New Zealand: Man arrested after attempting to steal vehicles from tourists at camp site

sidmi.com reported a man has been arrested after allegedly trying to steal two vehicles from tourists at a Tauranga camp site this morning. A 28 year-old man will appear in Tauranga District Court this afternoon charged with robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery, Tauranga police Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazzier said. Police were called […]

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San Jose Costa Rica: Three tourists from U.S. assaulted, robbed, one shot

ticotimes.net reported On Saturday night, assailants robbed three U.S. tourists in Costa Rica’s capital San José in an attack that ended with one of the victims rushed to Calerdón Guardia Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) told The Tico Times that the 24-year-old victim, Leah Britton, was in stable […]

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