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New Zealand: Suspects responsible for attack on a young French tourists

Five men responsible for a terrifying attack on a young French couple as they slept in their campervan on their last night in New Zealand could be connected to local shearing gangs, say police. The tourists were parked on a layby on Ohautira Rd, between Raglan and Huntly, when a black 4WD pulled up and shone its headlights through the window about 2am yesterday. Read article

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Cape Verde: Tourists complained about being robbed, or mugged in isolated spots

One of the top complaints made by tourists posting on a travel site about this archipelago off the western coast of Africa is its growing crime. Particular up ticks have occurred in the capital city Praia and Mindelo. Several travellers spoke of being mugged or robbed, particularly on dark roads at night and in isolated […]

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Papamoa, New Zealand: Suspect arrested for beating and robbing two french tourists

A 26-year-old Ngaruwahia man accused of beating a robbing two French tourists behind an abandoned petrol station in Papamoa has been sentenced to six weeks in jail for breaching his bail. Bo-Tamati Rawiri appeared in the Tauranga District Court on Tuesday charged with breaching bail. Read article

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Two tourists attacked by alligator in Yasuni National Park Ecuador

Eluniverso.com reported an alligator attacked two tourists ages 26 and 28 years in a lagoon at an ecolodge Napo Wildlife Center, community Añangu Orellana province, showed ‘overexposure’ and ‘neglect’ of each of the parties, the ministry Environment in a statement. The attack took place on August 12, while the visitors, a man and a woman […]

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New Zealand: Man who stabbed tourists jailed

A man who randomly stabbed two tourists in Taupo has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. Jason Jordan McKenzie, 18, was sentenced in Rotorua District Court today on two counts of wounding with intent to cause bodily harm and one charge of assault with a weapon in relation to the June […]

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Memphis Tenn: Tourists robbed near famous Sun recording studio

Sun Studio attracts tourists from around the world who want to see where rock and roll was born. Most of them return home with pleasant memories. But not one couple from Columbia, Missouri. “One of them was saying give me your purse, give me your purse, give me your purse,” recalled a 31 year-old victim […]

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ALERT Arequipa Peru: Band of thieves using knives targeting tourists

Elizabeth Doulet Violaine (40) and Joseline Christine Marie Nicolas (40), French tourists are conviertieron yesterday in the nth victims of thieves who roam the area. Tourists visiting the area were suddenly approached by a gang of thieves being harassed and threatened with knives having been taken away their backpacks with all his belongings and identity […]

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Bulgaria: Suicide bomber arrested for deadly attack on israeli tourists

The suicide bomber who killed five Israelis in an attack at a Bulgarian airport was captured on CCTV cameras disguised as an American tourist moments before the attack. As Israel blamed the attack on Hizbollah, intelligence agencies were attempting to ascertain the identity of the man on Thursday using his DNA. Read article

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Madrid Spain: Police Tourist Office Received 1,682 criminal complaints

descuideros The tourist service office of Police has received since July, when it became operational, 1,682 complaints of criminal offenses. 83 percent of the crimes dealt with relates to thefts and 14 percent have occurred due to theft with violence and intimidation, almost all took place in the Centro district. The British lead the number […]

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Dublin, Ireland: Tourists severely beaten at Merrion Square Park

A Californian man and his two Dublin friends were brutally beaten in Merrion Square park in Dublin’s city center.On Tuesday evening, the US citizen, in his early 30s, and his friends were set upon by a three-man gang, reports the Evening Herald. The tourist had his head split open with a crutch. His friends suffered […]

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