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Czech tourists on video alive after being abducted in Pakistan

As reported by Canada.com, a video of two Czech tourists who were abducted by gunmen as they were travelling on a bus through southwest Pakistan shows them both speaking and alive. The two women were on the road from Iran to Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southwest Baluchistan province, when they were seized in March. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday the video was delivered to the Czech embassy in Islamabad and was released to the media at the request of the women’s families. The hostages spoke separately and one said the video was taken Aug. 23. Read Article

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Croatia: French tourist injured in freeclimbing fall

According to croatiantimes.com, French tourist was seriously injured at the island of Hvar in southern Croatia on Thursday late afternoon. She was freeclimbing in Sveta Nedjelja at the southern side of the island and fell from a four metres high cliff. The woman got transported with a helicopter in regional hospital in the city of […]

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Irish authorities uncover six-month long ATM scam in tourist town

Irishmirror.ie reports that hundreds of customers have had money stolen from their bank accounts by a skimming card gang. Officials from AIB, Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank have contacted customers in Co Donegal after what they believe was an elaborate swindle. Gardai believe skimming devices were put on banklink machines in Donegal town up […]

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Spaniard falls to his death from scenic cliff in Norway

Canada.com reports that Norwegian police say a Spanish tourist has fallen to his death from a scenic cliff known as the Preikestolen, or Preacher’s Pulpit. Police in the southwestern county of Rogaland say the 26-year-old man fell from the cliff on Tuesday and that the body was found later the same day. Police did not […]

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European air traffic controllers postpone strike scheduled for October 10, 13′

(EFE). – The European air traffic controllers have postponed sector strike scheduled for October 10 to protest against the measures proposed by the European Commission (EC), which it claims will lead to the loss of 10,000 jobs, reported the European agency Eurocontrol. Read Article

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Girona airport Spain: British Tourist dies minutes before boarding flight

independent.co.uk reported that a pregnant British tourist has died at a Spanish airport as she waited to return back to England. The 21-year-old had been on the Costa Brava to celebrate her grandmother’s 70th birthday and was waiting to board a flight departing to Birmingham at Girona airport on Tuesday afternoon. Read Article

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France: 3 killed in fuel tank explosion at northern Paris work site

According to Independent.ie, at least three people were killed on Friday in a large explosion on a work site in central Paris which the fire brigade said was likely an accident caused by a fuel tank igniting. The blast on a narrow street in northern Paris ripped through an underground garage where several workers were […]

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French Alps: Briton falls to his death climbing Mont Blanc summit

As reported by Mmirror.co.uk, a British climber has plunged 1000ft to his death in the French Alps after scaling Mont Blanc on a section dubbed ‘the corridor of death’. The 30-year-old man was with three friends on the Gouter corridor, a popular access route to Mont Blanc, when he ‘lost his balance’, according to police. […]

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Czech tourist drowns in the sea in Croatia

Croatiantimes.com reports that a Czech tourist drowned in the sea in the western Croatian town of Rabac on Tuesday. The woman was found near the beach called Tropic. The tourist was already dead when the ER arrived. Read article

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Highway accident in Hungary kills three Romanian citizens

According to canada.com, officials say three Romanian citizens have died in a highway accident in Hungary involving several vehicles, including a truck, three small buses and five cars. Hungarian police said the accident took place Friday on the M5 highway, 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Budapest, also injuring 30 people. Read article

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