According to scoop.co.nz, police in Rotorua are investigating the robbery of two tourists, one of whom was assaulted and required hospital treatment. The 20-year-old Swiss man and his 26-year-old Korean girlfriend were parked up by hot pools on the Waiotapu Loop Road at approximately 3am this morning (Wednesday, 3 July) when a vehicle pulled up to the same location. Read article
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According to asiaone.com, two foreigners have been robbing tourists in the Dang Wangi area by pretending to be police personnel. The Pakistani nationals, who were detained last Saturday, would confuse their victims by showing them green-coloured identification cards and claiming that they were policemen. They would then accuse the tourists of being in possession of […]
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According to deccanchronicle.com, shocking reports of exploitation of distraught travelers have come to the fore in Uttarakhand with some stranded people forced to pay Rs 250 for a ‘paratha’ and Rs 100 for a small pack of chips. With their money and belongings washed away in the floods, hundreds of survivors did not get anything […]
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As reported by Cyprus-mail.com, Paphos police is investigating two separate incidents of tourist muggings which took place on Thursday night and the early hours of Friday. According to reports, a Belgian couple who had gone out for a walk at around 11.30pm in Chloraka were attacked by an unknown assailant who managed to take the […]
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As reported by Gov.uk, there have been protests in a number of Brazilian cities, including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte. Although generally peaceful, there have been violent incidents and injuries. See Political situation .Levels of crime and violence are high, particularly in major cities. You should be particularly vigilant before and during […]
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According to a newsok.com report, football’s governing body FIFA said Thursday that police are investigating an incident in which Spanish national football team players say they were robbed at their hotel in the northern Brazilian city of Recife. FIFA spokesman Pekka Odriozola said he had no details of the alleged robbery, which Spanish media reports […]
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According to independent.ie, two female tourists from the USA had cash stolen at knife point moments after leaving a bureau de change at the border last week. The women had just changed a small amount of cash at the Carrickarnon bureau and were getting back into their hire car on Friday at around 3 p.m. […]
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As reported by ktnv.com, a tourist tells Action News about being robbed at Luxor. Watch video
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Thanhniennews.com reports that the Mui Ne police Wednesday arrested two men for allegedly stealing US$166 from a Chinese tourist. Duong Van Tien and Huynh Van Phuc, both 22 and living on the streets, would be in custody for two months, police said. A day earlier Liu Meng Ying, the Chinese tourist, had asked the pair […]
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The Nassau Guardian reports that two American visitors were robbed at gunpoint outside the Royal Towers, Atlantis Resort and Casino, early yesterday morning, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said. Police said around 1 AM a man armed with a handgun approached them and demanded cash. Read article
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