Hurriyet Daily News reports that two female Japanese tourists were attacked with knives on Sept. 9 by an unknown person in the Göreme district of the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, leaving one of them dead and the other heavily wounded. Mai Kurkiharac and Hoshie Teramatsu were attacked while walking in the Zemi Valley during a trip to the region. Read article
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Croatiantimes.com reports that three waiters in Croatia were detained after beating up German tourists who allegedly did not want to pay their bill of ten Euro in a club in western town of Medulin. The two beaten up German tourists, both aged 24, insisted to police they were first told drinks were for free in […]
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The BBC reports that Polish police have charged two people with assault after a group of Mexican sailors were involved in a brawl with Polish football fans on Sunday. Dozens of fans attacked the Mexican navy cadets on a beach in the town of Gdynia, on the Baltic Sea coast. Some accounts said the fans […]
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Gazetteherald.co.uk reports that vandals have targeted tourists who parked their cars in the Thornton-le-Dale car park. Two similar red Peugeot 106 cars were parked side-by-side in the village’s main car park over night on Friday, August 16, when they were “systematically damaged”, police said. The cost of the damage ran into the hundreds of pounds, […]
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Reuters reports that Israel shot down a rocket aimed at its southern resort city of Eilat early on Tuesday, blowing it up in mid air near the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a military official said. Islamist militants operating in the lawless desert peninsula said they fired the rocket at the city, which was packed […]
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As reported by En.apocalisselaica.net, unknowns assailants attacked in Zanzibar two young British tourists throwing acid on their face: it was announced by a police spokesman archipelago African Mkadam Khamis, according to which ‘being a “manhunt” to capture the attackers . Khamis has “sought the assistance of the public to identify them.” Read article
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Perthnow.com.au reports that three people are being questioned over a gang attack on four tourists in Northbridge last night, which police believe was racially motivated. Two of the tourists, a Swedish couple aged 35 and 22, had only arrived in Perth yesterday, a few hours before they were attacked. The Swedes and a New Zealand […]
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Thehindu.com reports that several passengers on board the Delhi-bound GT Express were robbed on Saturday when armed robbers stormed into the train near Agra, police said here. The incident took place between Agra and Mathura on the Grand Trunk (GT) Express coming from Chennai. Read article
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According to greaterkashmir.com, with no letup in dog attacks on humans in this summer Capital, over two dozen people including holidaying visitors and children were bitten Thursday in the busy tourist hub of Dalgate and the City centre, reports and witnesses said. They said the fresh rampage erupted in the afternoon when some rabid dogs […]
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BBC News reports that gunmen have killed 11 people, including at least nine foreign tourists, after storming a hotel in northern Pakistan. The nationalities of the victims have not been fully confirmed, although they include a number of Ukrainians and Chinese. One Pakistani also died. The assault happened at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, […]
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