According to Chicagotribune.com “Sri Lanka, which saw record tourist arrivals last year, said on Thursday it had started tracking those same tourists to crack down on crime and ensure national security…The decision to track the tourists, requiring hotels and guesthouses to submit weekly reports on their foreign guests, comes after several foreign visitors were arrested for crimes including credit card fraud and printing counterfeit money, government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters.” Read Article
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As reported by nola.com, “While the Embassy possesses no information concerning specific and credible threats against U.S. citizens in Colombia, we strongly encourage you to exercise caution and remain vigilant as terrorist and criminal activities remain a threat throughout the country. Two people were killed and approximately 60 injured by a car bomb during an […]
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DEVELOPING: Foxnews.com reported that at least two people are dead and dozens injured — including up to 10 with amputated limbs — after two explosions rocked the area near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Police Department. The simultaneous explosions, and reports of at least one other unexploded device found […]
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As covered by reuters.com, “Six people were found strangled to death and one decapitated in the southern Mexican tourist resort of Cancun on Sunday, the state’s deputy attorney general said, in the latest mass killing to strike the city in the last few weeks…Last month six people died and five were injured after two men […]
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As reported by Irishtimes.com a Canadian tourist who died following a car crash in Wexford earlier this week has been identified as the wife of a former head of the Vancouver Olympics. Deborah Sharp-Furlong (48) was badly injured following a collision last Thursday and later died in Tallaght Hospital. Read Article
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As reported by Webtv.defimedia.info a dramatic incident on the highway near La Vigie town this Monday, April 8. D. Lopez, a tourist Reunion, aged 80, died in a road accident. Read Article
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On April 11 2013, as reported by Almogas.com a 26-year-old Austrian tourists Steven Vagen was found dead at his hotel room at a small villages south of Hurghada in Egypt. According to Hurghada police Steven’s girlfriend said that they got some types of traditional sex-stimulant pills known as the “stone of hell” from a stranger […]
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As reported by bbc.co.uk A slump in the number of visitors to Tunisia since the country’s revolution has forced those in the tourism industry to rethink their businesses. Read Article
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As reported by Cnn.com two pilots, an American and a Canadian, were killed Saturday when the small aircraft they were flying crashed into a house in Guyana, officials said. The pilots, whose names were not released, were the only people on board the six-seat plane. Read Article
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According to www.gov.uk, “The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland. Any British nationals in Somalia should leave. There is a high threat from terrorism, including kidnapping, throughout Somalia. Terrorist groups have made threats against Westerners and those working for Western organisations. The FCO believes that terrorists are in […]
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