/ 24 August 1999

TOURISTS ROBBED OF $250000

ZAMBIAN police confirmed on Tuesday that four masked men armed with an AK47 assault rifle snatched $248000 from seven European and American tourists near Gwabi Lodge in Zambia’s Kafue district. Police who rushed to the scene had to abandon their search after their patrol vehicle ran out of petrol. Police blamed local villagers for shielding the attackers and for failing to co-operate with police investigation.