Tag: terror attack
10 people injured in German Carnival parade car attack
Chief Assignment Editor- February 24, 2020 15:25More than 10 people were injured when a car deliberately crashed into a crowd during a Carnival parade in the central German town of Volksmarsen today, local police said. The ... Read More
Two stabbed, one killed in Paris terror knife attack, attacker shot by police
Chief Assignment Editor- January 3, 2020 15:17French police 'neutralized' and armed man, who stabbed several people, killing one, in Villejuif park, near Paris, according to reports. The attacker reportedly lashed out at four people at random, ... Read More
Heavy gunfire and casualties: Armed terrorists storm luxury hotel in Mogadishu
Chief Assignment Editor- December 10, 2019 19:51A band of heavily-armed terrorists, claiming to be a part of Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabab, are storming the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, according to local reports. The luxury hotel ... Read More
‘Deliberate collision’: One child killed, five injured in Essex car attack
Chief Assignment Editor- December 2, 2019 22:54A 12-year-old boy was killed, two 15-year-old boys, one 13-year-old boy, one 16-year-old girl and a 53-year-old woman were injured when a car jumped the sidewalk in front of a ... Read More
Five people stabbed, attacker shot by police in London Bridge terror attack
Chief Assignment Editor- November 29, 2019 15:19At least six people have were wounded and one person has been taken into custody, as London police deal with an attack on London Bridge earlier today. London police have ... Read More
Thirteen people wounded in Istanbul terror bus attack
Chief Assignment Editor- November 4, 2019 15:23A man who rammed a bus into a crowded bus stop in Istanbul and stabbed several people who tried to stop him from fleeing the scene, was arrested by Turkish ... Read More
Terror at Saudi Arabian Airport: An Iran Connection?
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 10:35Yesterday's terror attack on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia is seen as an escalation adding now to the significant escalation in western activities against Iran after todays earlier attack ... Read More
Sri Lanka Tourism in crisis: Managing and seeking out opportunities
Srilal Miththapala - eTN Sri Lanka- June 11, 2019 23:55The Rapid Response Team by Safertourism reached out to Sri Lanka tourism authorities including the minister of tourism and industry leaders within hours of the devastating terror attack on the ... Read More
Fiji and Dominican Republic: Healthy American Tourists die in resort hotels
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 6, 2019 01:26Add Fiji to the list of now two countries where four healthy American visitors died within a week on mysterious and unexplained circumstances. Are the deaths of American Tourists in ... Read More
Gourmet tourists love Lyon: Today a bomb went off at Brioche Bakery
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 20:19Lyon is known by gourmet lovers and travelers from all over the world. The Brioche Dorée Bakery is a favorite spot for an urban bakery café built on the simple ... Read More
African Tourism Board CEO flies home with South African terror victims on Egypt Air
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 20, 2019 09:40African Tourism Board CEO Doris Worfel from Pretoria experienced a first-hand account on today's terror attack targeting a tour bus with South African visitors on their way to see the ... Read More
South African Tourists in Egypt attacked: Bomb exploded on tourist bus in Giza
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2019 19:26South African tourists visiting Cairo on an Egyptian tour were attacked and injured when a roadside exploded next to a bus of tourists, close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo. ... Read More
Shangri-La issues statement: Attack on the Shangri-La Hotel Colombo Table One Restaurant
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 20:11An explosion took place in Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo’s Table One Restaurant on Easter Sunday during Easter Brunch at 9.05 am. As reported on eTurboNews on Sunday the veteran chef was ... Read More
Shangri La Hotel Colombo Veteran Chef killed with 160 people in 6 terror attacks in Sri Lanka
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 21, 2019 08:06Shangri La Colombo Veteran chef Shantha Mayadunne and her daughter are among 138 or more dead this morning at 6 deadly terror blasts on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Several ... Read More
Terror Attack on Shangri La, Kingsbury Hotel and three churches in Sri Lanka
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 21, 2019 06:19The Shangri La Hotel Colombo, the Kingsbury Hotel and three churches in Kochchikade and Negombo were targeted by terrorists today in Sri Lanka. This is another attack on the travel ... Read More
Mass Panic during Disneyland Paris “Terror Attack” Today
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 24, 2019 09:07It was a busy and exciting weekend for Disneyland in Paris, France. Terror, shots, and a mass panic was on the list of uncalled adventures today. Disneyland Paris, originally Euro ... Read More
Turkish suspect in Utrecht terrorist attack arrested
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019 22:42Utrecht's police chief has confirmed that the 37-year-old Turkish suspect in the deadly shooting on a tram in the Netherlands has been arrested. Gökmen Tanis was arrested after a major ... Read More
Three killed in Utrecht terrorist attack, Turkish suspect on the run
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019 15:02The mayor of Utrecht has confirmed that three people have been killed in the shooting. Dutch police have identified a 37-year-old Turkish man as the suspect, who is still on ... Read More
Why the New Zealand mass murder is a United States Terror Problem?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2019 18:04New Zealand tourism means unmatched beauty, adventurous, filled with eclectic animals, people concerned about the environment, and lots of sheep. This country was attacked twice yesterday by a white terrorist ... Read More
Double Deadly Terror Attack in New Zealand: “There is blood everywhere”
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2019 03:08"I'm still in shock at the news coming from Christchurch today. To any Muslims, both in New Zealand and around the world I am sorry. This sick psychopath does not ... Read More
No terror when tour bus exploded in Stockholm
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 11:37Earlier Sunday a first suspected terror attack was reported in Stockholm, Sweden. A tourist bus exploded when it hit the top of the entrance of a tunnel. The bus had driven through ... Read More
Train station on fire Cairo: Blow to tourism in deadly fire
Dmytro Makarov- February 27, 2019 10:54A majr fire at a train station killed more than 28 people and more than 50 injured in a Cairo train fire, according to a source in Egypt's Health Ministry. The state TV reported ... Read More
Deadly terror attack on Catholic Cathedral during mass putting tourism plans on hold
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 27, 2019 09:35Jolo Island in the Philippines means a mixture of Muslims and Christians trying to live together. The region had big plans to become a Boracay type tourist spot in the Philippines 6 ... Read More
Nairobi attack predicted to have minimal impact on tourism
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 16:30The impact of the terrorist attack on the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi this week is predicted to have a minimal impact on tourism to Kenya and any setback in visitor ... Read More
East African tourism remains calm after Nairobi terror attack
editor- January 17, 2019 23:14Tourism operators in Kenya and the rest of East Africa have expressed their feelings over the recent Nairobi terror attack. Read More
What’s the motive for attacking Kenya?
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 08:09Attacking the travel and tourism industry is the modus operandi by almost every terror group in the world. Tourism is a fragile industry and attacking the infrastructure of tourism can ... Read More
Nairobi Dusit2 terror attack: 21 dead, 700 rescued and many heroes
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 03:59700 people could have died in the attack in Nairobi but didn't because of security measures in place and the immediate and effective response of authorities. Thanks to steel doors ... Read More
Statement from Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett on terror situation in Nairobi, Kenya
editor- January 17, 2019 00:21Jamaica’s Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett today issued a statement regarding the terrorist attack of DusitD2 Hotel and Office Complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More
African Tourism Board: Kenya tourism resilience is an example to the world
editor- January 16, 2019 04:37The African Tourism Board strongly condemned the terror attack that occurred today at the luxury Dusit Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More
Al-Qaeda terrorists attack hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, fatalities reported
Chief Assignment Editor- January 15, 2019 15:29A hotel and office complex in an upscale area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi were hit by two explosions earlier on Tuesday, with live footage from the scene also capturing ... Read More
‘Suspicious package’ triggers evacuation of Strasbourg main train station
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 20:02The main railway station in Strasbourg, France was shut down and all the passengers were evacuated after a bomb threat was received earlier tonight. Strasbourg has been on high alert ... Read More
Tourists killed and beheaded in terror attack in Morocco: Arrests made
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 25, 2018 21:36The arrests were made in several cities in the kingdom, bringing to 18 the number of people detained over the double-murder, said Abdelhak Khiam, head of Morocco's central office for judicial investigation. Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
UK tourists in Nairobi warned of terror attack threat
editor- January 9, 2012 08:22Kenyan officials believe militants from the Somalia-based al-Shabab group, which has links to al-Qaeda, are planning to bomb Nairobi. Read More
1 killed, 2 injured in Turkish tourist resort explosion
editor- October 3, 2011 04:38An explosion at a holiday resort near to the Turkish city of Antalya has killed one person and injured two others. Read More
Delhi earthquake and deadly terror attack concerns PATA Mart delegates
editor- September 7, 2011 23:57An earthquake rocked India's capital of Delhi Wednesday night around 11:28 pm. ETN Publisher Juergen T. Steinmetz was sitting in his Hyatt hotel room on the 4th floor when it ... Read More
