As covered by belfasttelegraph.co.uk, “Two tourists have been attacked in Londonderry. According to police the two men were attacked by a large crowd of youths at around 11pm in the Bank Place area of the city on Friday.One of the men suffered facial injuries but did not require hospital treatment.” Read Article
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As covered by caribbean360.com, “A young tourist was injured after she picked up an old shell containing white phosphorous from a popular Puerto Rican beach, local authorities said on Friday. The live munition was said to have been dropped by the US Navy when it used the island of Culebra for bombing practice and other […]
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As covered by huffingtonpost.com, “Hundreds of armed vigilantes have taken control of a town on a major highway in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, arresting local police officers and searching homes after a vigilante leader was killed. Several opened fire on a car of Mexican tourists headed to the beach for Easter week…A tourist […]
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As covered by nbcphiladelphia.com, “Rescue workers saved a hiker who was trapped under rocks for as many as eight days on a hill in a Riverside, Calif., park without any food and water, according to firefighters. Hiker Ramon Llamas and his German shepherd-mix “Molé” discovered the man on Mount Rubidoux…The man — who identified himself […]
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According to emirates247.com, “People on Sri Lanka’s Hikkaduwa beach on the southern coast near Galle were shocked to see a foreigner dragging a woman into the sea at around 10.30am in the morning on Sunday and trying to choke her in the water…The police officer saw that the man was badly injured by sea urchins […]
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According to caribbean360.com, “An American visitor is recovering after being bitten by a shark while fishing in the island chain, according to a police spokeswoman in the Bahamas…The 50-year-old man from Rochester, New York, was airlifted to a hospital in Nassau for treatment after reportedly reaching a local clinic on his own.” Read Article
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According to icito.com, “NEW DELHI A British woman traveling around India jumped out of the third-floor window of her hotel room early Tuesday after the hotel’s owner allegedly tried to force his way into the room, causing her to fear she was about to be sexually assaulted, police said.” Read Article
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losandes.com.ar reported that a French climber was 58 and died from a blow to the head suffered when descending the hill. Also another climber Vietnamese nationality is in serious condition. A French climber, Daniel Jeanot, 58, died last night while trying to descend from Aconcagua following a stroke he suffered in the head after being […]
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According to stuff.co.nz, “Rescuers of a badly injured German climber who survived an 18 hour-ordeal in a huge crevasse high in the Southern Alps believe a small ledge saved her life. Experienced mountain climber Sabine Hellenbrandt, 34 slid an unknown distance down the west face of Glacier Peak early yesterday afternoon and smashed into the […]
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According to news.4amexpat.com, “Today, Thonglor police arrested five teenagers, aged 15 to 18, for assaulting and stealing a purse from a female tourist. Police said that the gang robbed the victim…now hospitalized at Samitivej Hospital. ” Read Article
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