Mauritania
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AFP
NOUAKCHOTT — The Saharan sand dunes are more barren than ever in Mauritania as tourists have deserted this North African desert nation following attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda last year.
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UK
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AP
London — A British jury has found three men guilty of conspiracy to murder in a terrorist bombing campaign that could have killed hundreds with liquid explosives.
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Terrorism in tourism
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Apolinari Tairo
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - East African states were on full alert this week after one terror suspect who masterminded the bombing of the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, Fazul Abdullah Mohamme
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Events
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Dr. Peter Tarlow l Tourism Tidbits
Parades may have existed since the beginning of history. Not only are they one of the original tourism attractions, but also they seem to touch something deep in the human soul.
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Terrorism in tourism
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Hazel Heyer, Special to eTN
On July 29, police in India defused 18 bombs found near the main diamond markets in the city of Surat.
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Spain bombings
MADRID — Four bomb blasts claimed by Basque separatists militants ETA struck two seaside resorts in northern Spain Sunday, police said, in a fresh offensive by the group against tourism targets.
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Bali Tourism
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balidiscovery.com
Bali's former chief of police and current gubernatorial candidate, I Made Mangku Pastika, has been quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article by Mark Forbes saying that Bali remains a terror target.
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Yemen
SANA'A - Deputy director of the Tourism Promotion Council (TPC) Alwan al-Shibani revealed that Yemen's tourism sector have been affected due terrorist events took place in Marib and the latest terrorist attack on Belgian tourists in Hadramout province.
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Beijing Olympics
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Yusof Sulaiman
(eTN) - Citing that "there is a heightened risk of attacks" during the Beijing Olympics, the US State Department has warned travelers that extremist groups might conduct terrorist acts within China "in the near future."
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Bali Security
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Bali Update l balidiscovery.com
Tempo Interaktif reports that Bali's police precinct covering the capital of Denpasar are tightening security measures in the wake of the failure of the final judicial appeal by the Bali Bombers and on the run-up to the Island's gubernatorial election scheduled for July 9, 2008.
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Terrorism
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The Nation
BERLIN - Islamists are planning a terrorist strike against Germany, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a news interview published Sunday, repeating previous warnings that trouble was on its way.
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Terrorism and Tourism
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Hazel Heyer
(eTN) - Established by the government of the Republic of Yemen, with support from the European Commission, the National Hotel & Tourism Institute (NAHOTI) today plays a key role in molding and training Yemeni youth in hospitality and tourism.
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Looking Back: Visit Pakistan Year 2007
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Daily Times
LAHORE, Pakistan - Despite the last year being declared as Visit Pakistan Year 2007, the country attracted a slightly lower number of tourists as compared to 2006. Terrorism is largely blamed for the lower turnout.
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Tajikistan tourism
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Hazel Heyer l Special to eTurboNews
On the Great Silk Route, Tajikistan jumps on the tourism bandwagon of destinations in Central Asia, having become one of the newest members of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during the General Assembly in Cartagena, Colombia.
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