Three French tourists die after their boat capsizes off Oman's Muscat coast, with two others injured in the Gulf of Oman tragedy.


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President of France Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the 'cowardly" attack on humanitarian workers in Niger and said he would do everything to shed light on the incident in which eight people died.

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Six French tourists, their local guide and driver have been killed by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger home to the last herd of West African giraffes.

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&nbsp;A group of nine people went riding near the river exits of Saint-Jean lake. While on the trip the ice broke underneath them in the dark. 
 
Five people missing and one found dead after the snowmobiles broke the ice and went into the freezing water in Northern Quebec, said the police. 
 
The group hired <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/look-what-nick-jonas-got-for-priyanka-chopra-this-christmas-270431">snowmobiles</a> in the village of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the lake often has a thick layer of ice, but it is thinner where the lake funnels into the Saguenay River. 
 
The group was alerted by two people who rescued the third one from the water. The area was approved for snowmobiles said police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu told AFP. 
 
Benoit L'Esperance of Montreal, a 42-year-old guide was pulled out of the water by the emergency response team and was admitted to the hospital but couldn't survive overnight, Beaulieu said, adding "five French tourists are still missing." 
 
Other people were rescued and are in the hospital near the town of Alma and are getting treated for their injuries. 
 
Two helicopters and Divers searched the area with the help of the police and the army on Wednesday. 
 
"This sector was not part of a marked trail, they were off-piste," said the police spokesman. 
 
Authorities searched throughout the night, the underwater and aerial reconnaissance was to pause until Thursday morning. 
 
"People who know the area know that you should not go on the ice because it is very fragile due to strong currents," Gaetan Gagne, president of the Saint-Jean lake snowmobile club, told public broadcaster Radio-Canada. 
 
However the priority, she told a press briefing, "is to find the missing as soon as possible." 
 
"The government has been in contact since this morning with the French authorities and the families will be notified," she added. 
 
Snowmobiles are powerful and can reach a speed of 140 kilometers per hour, are popular with Quebecers and tourists, it causes numerous accidents every year. 
 
33000 kilometers are marked for the snowmobiling trails in the Canadian province, some think that the incident will harm the tourist attraction of the place, a snowmobile is particularly famous amongst them. 
 
There are 20 snowmobile death every year. Last year in February, two <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/frenchman-arrested-for-flying-drone-appears-in-myanmar-court-198963">French tourists</a>, a mother, and her son were killed in a snowmobile accident in a Quebec nature park.&nbsp;

A group of nine people went riding near the river exits of Saint-Jean lake. While on the trip the ice broke underneath them in the dark. Five people missing and one found dead after the snowmobiles broke the ice and went into the freezing water in Northern Quebec, said the police.

A group of nine people went riding near the river exits of Saint-Jean lake. While on the trip the ice broke underneath them in the dark. Five people missing and one found dead after the snowmobiles broke the ice and went into the freezing water in Northern Quebec, said the police. The group hired snowmobiles in the village of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, the lake often has a thick layer of ice, but it is thinner where the lake funnels into the Saguenay River. The group was alerted by two people who rescued the third one from the water. The area was approved for snowmobiles said police spokesman Hugues Beaulieu told AFP. Benoit L'Esperance of Montreal, a 42-year-old guide was pulled out of the water by the emergency response team and was admitted to the hospital but couldn't survive overnight, Beaulieu said, adding "five French tourists are still missing." Other people were rescued and are in the hospital near the town of Alma and are getting treated for their injuries. Two helicopters and Divers searched the area with the help of the police and the army on Wednesday. "This sector was not part of a marked trail, they were off-piste," said the police spokesman. Authorities searched throughout the night, the underwater and aerial reconnaissance was to pause until Thursday morning. "People who know the area know that you should not go on the ice because it is very fragile due to strong currents," Gaetan Gagne, president of the Saint-Jean lake snowmobile club, told public broadcaster Radio-Canada. However the priority, she told a press briefing, "is to find the missing as soon as possible." "The government has been in contact since this morning with the French authorities and the families will be notified," she added. Snowmobiles are powerful and can reach a speed of 140 kilometers per hour, are popular with Quebecers and tourists, it causes numerous accidents every year. 33000 kilometers are marked for the snowmobiling trails in the Canadian province, some think that the incident will harm the tourist attraction of the place, a snowmobile is particularly famous amongst them. There are 20 snowmobile death every year. Last year in February, two French tourists, a mother, and her son were killed in a snowmobile accident in a Quebec nature park.

Group of French tourists went missing during their snowmobile ride in Canada

Worried about surviving a mugging during the Rio Olympics? Have a banknote ready in your pocket to keep your attacker happy.

That&#39;s the advice French visitors heading for the Games are getting from their government to minimize the risk of being hurt in the notoriously dangerous Brazilian city.

France&#39;s security advisory recommends that tourists walk Rio streets with no jewellery or valuables, and carry a spare 20-real or 50-real bill ($6 or $15) ready to give to a mugger.

&quot;The idea is that it&#39;s best not to resist an assault and always useful to have a 20- or 50-real bill to keep the robber happy,&quot; French embassy spokesman Thibaut Lespagnol said.

As many as half a million foreign tourists are expected to descend on Rio for the first Olympic Games to be held in South America Aug. 5-21, and Brazil is deploying 88,000 police and troops to protect them from terrorist threats and dissuade muggers.

Rio de Janeiro has a high incidence of crime, including pick-pocketing and armed robberies that can happen at any place and at any time, a US&nbsp;State Department advisory said. Credit card fraud and ATM scams are also endemic and visitors should check their accounts regularly for unexpected withdrawals, it said.

Rio&#39;s colourful hillside shanty towns, called favelas, are rife with drug trafficking and armed violence, despite a &quot;pacification&quot; programme that placed police stations in some of them, and can be dangerous for curious visitors.

&quot;Even pacified favelas can be unpredictable and dangerous. US&nbsp;visitors who visit favelas could be placing themselves at risk,&quot; the State Department advised 
 
(Reuters)

French embassy spokesman asked tourists heading for Rio Games to carry spare bills ready to give to a thief in case of a mugging

Worried about surviving a mugging during the Rio Olympics? Have a banknote ready in your pocket to keep your attacker happy. That's the advice French visitors heading for the Games are getting from their government to minimize the risk of being hurt in the notoriously dangerous Brazilian city. France's security advisory recommends that tourists walk Rio streets with no jewellery or valuables, and carry a spare 20-real or 50-real bill ($6 or $15) ready to give to a mugger. "The idea is that it's best not to resist an assault and always useful to have a 20- or 50-real bill to keep the robber happy," French embassy spokesman Thibaut Lespagnol said. As many as half a million foreign tourists are expected to descend on Rio for the first Olympic Games to be held in South America Aug. 5-21, and Brazil is deploying 88,000 police and troops to protect them from terrorist threats and dissuade muggers. Rio de Janeiro has a high incidence of crime, including pick-pocketing and armed robberies that can happen at any place and at any time, a US State Department advisory said. Credit card fraud and ATM scams are also endemic and visitors should check their accounts regularly for unexpected withdrawals, it said. Rio's colourful hillside shanty towns, called favelas, are rife with drug trafficking and armed violence, despite a "pacification" programme that placed police stations in some of them, and can be dangerous for curious visitors. "Even pacified favelas can be unpredictable and dangerous. US visitors who visit favelas could be placing themselves at risk," the State Department advised (Reuters)

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A banknote a day, keeps the robber away