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India: Tourists attacked by swarm of bees, 80 injured

According to sahilonline.org, “A swarm of bees attacked tourists while they were climbing the hill to reach Jamalabad For atop it. Personnel of fire and emergency services and police rushed to the spot for their rescue. Police sources said that many of the tourists sustained minor injuries and no one has been hospitalized.” Read Article

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South Africa: Three tourists return uninjured after giraffe attacks during safari tour

As covered by dailymail.co.uk, “Giraffe attacks are rare and this male is thought to be suffering from an ‘hormonal imbalance’. The two-and-a-half tonne giraffe is well-known in the park for its odd behavior but had never attacked humans before. The relieved passengers – which included German tourist Silke Ptaszynski, South Africans Sarene Carter and Mavis […]

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India: 9 local tourists attacked by ‘rabid’ dog in Nehru Park

As reported by kashmirmonitor.org, “At least 15 people including 9 tourists have been bitten by a ‘rabid dog’ in and around Nehru Park since Sunday…’We have received 15 people including 9 tourists and 6 locals in our hospital since yesterday having severe dog bites,” says Dr Safoora Bilquees, Head of the Department Community Medicine, SHMS. […]

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Barbados: Two British tourists shot during armed robbery in Bridgetown

As recorded by dailymail.co.uk, “Two Britons on a Caribbean cruise were recovering in hospital today after being shot by an armed robber during a stopover on the holiday island of Barbados…The man, in his 70s, was shot in the left pelvis area, while the woman, in her 50s, was shot in the right thigh as […]

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Acapulco Mexico: Canadian couple attacked in tourist zone

On or About March 5, 2013 / Main tourist zone According to frontera.info, despite maintaining surveillance Federal Police (PF) in Acapulco, a Canadian tourist couple was assaulted and beaten by three men who were traveling on a scooter by the Costera Miguel Aleman, across from the restaurant “El Zorrito”. According to the police report, a […]

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Caleta de Campos, Mexico: yacht boarded by armed men, robbed

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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Bali: Korean tourist car-jacked and injured by man with sword attack

As reported in thejakartaglobe.com, “A South Korean tourist was hospitalized on Monday after he was attacked by a sword-wielding assailant in a botched carjacking attempt. Kim Seong-cheol, 42, was returning to his car parked on Jalan Darmawangsa in South Kuta when a man riding a motorcycle brandished a sword and attacked him. The victim fought […]

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Peru: German tourists assaulted, robbed, one of victims raped by masked gunmen

Assault occurred after the two German tourists visit the arcaelogical complex at Huaca del Sol y La Luna in Moche. Five masked assailants were armed with guns. laindustria.pe reported that two German tourists age 19 lived a scary experience when returning from the Huaca del Sol y La Luna in Moche. Five gunmen assaulted the […]

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Mexico: seven foreign tourists report rape by armed gunmen near Acapulco Mexico

Sexual Assaults, Rapes took place when ten armed men entered the tourist’s bungalow in colony Alfredo V Bonfil, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. According to elmundo.es, seven Spanish tourists reported being raped Sunday night in a neighborhood near the resort city of Acapulco on the west coast of Mexico. According to the Attorney (prosecutor) General of the […]

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Borneo: two tourists injured in beer bottle attack in nightspot

Tourist, son injured in beer drinking attack PENAMPANG: A foreign tourist and his son suffered head injuries when they were attacked by a man at an entertainment outlet in Donggongon on Thursday night. Josephine Lama Larua Levatora, 42, a Papua New Guinea citizen, and his 22-year-old son both suffered head wounds when the assailant allegedly […]

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