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The latest abduction, kidnap, ransom and extortion news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Libyan MP and rights campaigner dragged away by masked gunmen after criticising warlord: ‘Don’t cross the line of the army’

News TeamJuly 31, 2019

The fate of a prominent MP and women’s rights campaigner in Libya, who has been kidnapped after criticising Khalifa Haftar, the strongman who has been a central...

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Quick Read: Brazil Prison Riot Leaves 52 Dead, 16 Decapitated

News TeamJuly 30, 2019

At least 52 inmates in a Brazilian prison were killed during a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday. The incident was reminiscent of riots in May when 55 in...

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The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Militants gun down dozens of mourners in Nigeria

News TeamJuly 29, 2019

State television in Nigeria says attacks by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern state of Borno have left at least 65 people dead.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07j3dgf Like what you read? ...

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The latest news on South Africa from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Table Mountain National Park: Ukranian tourist stabbed to death while hiking

News TeamJuly 29, 2019

A 44-year-old tourist from Ukraine has been confirmed dead after he was attacked while hiking in the Table Mountain National Park. It’s understood the man was i...

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Quick Read: 15 Killed in Jihadist Attack in Burkina Faso

News TeamJuly 29, 2019

OUAGADOUGOU - Armed men described as jihadists raided a village in Burkina Faso's restive north, killing 15 people, plundering and burning shops and motorbikes,...

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The latest background briefing from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Cape Town – where eight people are murdered a day

News TeamJuly 29, 2019

Previous Next Now Playing Up Next Most watched Why you can trust BBC News... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-49130395/cape-town-tourist-hotspot-where-eight-people-are-murdered-a-day Like what...

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Quick Read: Double-Murder in Mexico City Linked to Israeli Underworld

News TeamJuly 26, 2019

MEXICO CITY The killings of two Israeli men were connected to criminal organizations based in the Middle Eastern country, the Mexico City district attorneys ...

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Quick Read: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac face carjacking gang

News TeamJuly 26, 2019

Two Premier League footballers have been involved in a carjacking attempt by an armed gang in a London street. Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac wer...

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Quick Read: West Africa piracy: Attacks on ships continue to rise

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

The coast of West Africa is one of the world's most notorious areas for piracy and kidnapping. And attacks in the area continue to rise year-on-year. To try to resolve the issue, maritime experts are meeting in Ghana for a security conference.... Rea...

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The latest news on journalists and journalism from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: In Mexico, attackers steal Lydia Cacho’s reporting records, kill dogs

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

Mexico City, July 23, 2019 --Mexican authorities must immediately and credibly investigate the burglary of the residence of investigative reporter Lydia Cacho R...

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Quick Read: Gunmen shoot and kill Zihuatanejo hotelier, Red Cross director

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

The president of the Zihuatanejo Hoteliers’ Association was shot and killed Monday night in an attack by two people on a motorcycle. Luciano Pineda Quiroz, 42, ...

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Quick Read: Belarus diplomat shot by neighbor in Ankara over personal row: governor

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

ANKARA/MINSK (Reuters) - A Belarusian diplomat was shot and wounded by his neighbor in the Turkish capital Ankara late on Wednesday, Ankara’s governor said, adding that the shooter had later committed suicide.... Read the full article at the publishe...

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Quick Read: Police, Residents Clash In Kyrgyzstan Following Deadly Incident On Tajik Border

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan -- Police in Kyrgyzstan's southern Batken region on the border with Tajikistan say three officers have been injured in clashes with local res...

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Quick Read: Bangladesh: eight lynched over false rumours of child sacrifices

News TeamJuly 25, 2019

Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh, sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings f...

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The latest terrorism news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Indonesia Independence Day bomb plot foiled as suspected militant arrested

News TeamJuly 24, 2019

Officers from Densus 88, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit, arrested the suspect in West Sumatra last Thursday, said national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo at a news conference.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.scmp.com...

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Quick Read: Congo Islamist ADF rebels kill 12 in Ebola area

News TeamJuly 24, 2019

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Islamist rebels killed twelve people in two attacks in an area of east Congo that is struggling to contain an Ebola epidemic, local auth...

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Quick Read: Reporter killed as toll in Nigeria rallies over Shia leader rises

News TeamJuly 24, 2019

A journalist covering the clashes between Nigerian security forces and supporters of a Shia group in Abuja has been confirmed dead, amid reports the death toll ...

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Quick Read: Taking a Gun to a DC-Area Airport Rarely Leads to Jail Time

News TeamJuly 24, 2019

Police have arrested more than 160 people for illegally carrying guns to Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at the three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area since 2015.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https:/...

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Quick Read: Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over.

News TeamJuly 24, 2019

QAIM, Iraq — Islamic State militants who escaped the defeat of their caliphate in Syria earlier this year have been slipping across the border into Iraq, bolste...

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Quick Read: Tensions Spill Over On Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Over Raising Of National Flags

News TeamJuly 23, 2019

Officials say clashes on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have left at least one dead and several more wounded.... Read the full article at the p...

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Quick Read: Egypt: The security situation remains tense

News TeamJuly 23, 2019

The airlines' decisions on Saturday came as a surprise: Just a few minutes after British Airways, Germany's Lufthansa also cancelled its flights to Cairo.... Read the full article at the publisher's site: https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-the-security-situ...

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Quick Read: Iraq’s polluted water supply sickens 120,000 people

News TeamJuly 23, 2019

The largest city in southern Iraq may be rich in oil but Basra’s government leaders are accused of being poor at providing the population with clean drinking wa...

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Feature: Anitha Karthik at Edinburgh Napier University – Storm surge: the misunderstood threat that can be as deadly as a tsunami

Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

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Quick Read: Libyan MP and rights campaigner dragged away by masked gunmen after criticising warlord: ‘Don’t cross the line of the army’

Quick Read: Brazil Prison Riot Leaves 52 Dead, 16 Decapitated

Quick Read: Militants gun down dozens of mourners in Nigeria

Quick Read: Table Mountain National Park: Ukranian tourist stabbed to death while hiking

Quick Read: 15 Killed in Jihadist Attack in Burkina Faso

Quick Read: Cape Town – where eight people are murdered a day

Quick Read: Double-Murder in Mexico City Linked to Israeli Underworld

Quick Read: Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac face carjacking gang

Quick Read: West Africa piracy: Attacks on ships continue to rise

Quick Read: In Mexico, attackers steal Lydia Cacho’s reporting records, kill dogs

Quick Read: Gunmen shoot and kill Zihuatanejo hotelier, Red Cross director

Quick Read: Belarus diplomat shot by neighbor in Ankara over personal row: governor

Quick Read: Police, Residents Clash In Kyrgyzstan Following Deadly Incident On Tajik Border

Quick Read: Bangladesh: eight lynched over false rumours of child sacrifices

Quick Read: Indonesia Independence Day bomb plot foiled as suspected militant arrested

Quick Read: Congo Islamist ADF rebels kill 12 in Ebola area

Quick Read: Reporter killed as toll in Nigeria rallies over Shia leader rises

Quick Read: Taking a Gun to a DC-Area Airport Rarely Leads to Jail Time

Quick Read: Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over.

Quick Read: Tensions Spill Over On Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Over Raising Of National Flags

Quick Read: Egypt: The security situation remains tense

Quick Read: Iraq’s polluted water supply sickens 120,000 people

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam