More than thirty criminal gang members who specialize in assaults and attacks followed by vehicle theft were arrested last week by the staff of the gendarmerie in Oran. These criminal groups have been several casualties among the local population and others from different wilayas including Ain Temouchent, Maskara, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria and Relizane. Note that this phenomenon has grown in recent years, but it seems that peaked in the wilaya of Oran since the end of July. Read Article
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Telegraph.com.ukDavid Tebbutt, 58, a finance director at Faber & Faber, the publishing house based in Bloomsbury, is believed to have been shot dead while attempting to resist kidnap. His wife Judith, 57, was taken hostage by the gunmen who are believed to have forced her on to a speedboat. It is not known where she […]
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Africa fears al-Qaida push after Libya war Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has stepped up attacks in Algeria amid growing fears that a surge of jihadists and plundered weapons from Libya threatens North African countries. AQIM, composed mainly of hardened Algerian fighters who have fought the government since 1992, has increased the range and tempo […]
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Youths torched a bar on Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago in a reported protest against alcohol sales, the third bar attacked this month on the popular tourist island, police said Thursday. “We ask for people?s help by providing information to arrest the arsonists who are setting fire to bars,” said Aziz Juma, assistant police commissioner in Stone […]
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A surfer died after being attacked by a shark near Africa’s Cape Town Tuesday. Van Heerde, 49, was reportedly attacked while surfing at Plettenberg Bay. He was surfing with a large group of surfers when he was reportedly bitten in the groin and the femoral artery was severed. Read Article
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Jordi Blasi-Elias was attacked by two enraged females near a campsite where the couple were staying in Namibia, southern Africa. The 47-year-old holidaymaker’s wife Maria watched as the animals hurled him three times on to the ground just 5m (16ft) from where she sat in their rented vehicle. Read Article
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According to TIMES LIVE a hunting guide conducting a tour with a number of tourists arrived near White River last Fridayu. The guide was attacked by unknown assailants by gunfire. They stole the guides wifes handbag and escaped. Read Article
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A British woman was repeatedly raped at gunpoint during a savage 14-hour ordeal after she and her boyfriend were kidnapped at a South African beauty spot. Now she faces a nightmare wait to see if she has been infected with HIV in a country where Aids is rife. The couple were blindfolded and bundled into […]
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