Post by Teddy Bear on Aug 10, 2013 19:36:30 GMT
2 British girls were attacked in Zanzibar by having acid thrown over them. You can read first the Telegraph account of what happened, and just who was responsible.
Then read the latest BBC article on the subject and see just what is missing. They cannot claim ignorance as they actually have their own journalist there.
You get the idea.
Now see what the self declared leading world media BBC tell you about it:
Then read the latest BBC article on the subject and see just what is missing. They cannot claim ignorance as they actually have their own journalist there.
Zanzibar acid attack: teenagers to be taken straight to hospital when they arrive home today
Two British teenagers medically evacuated from Zanzibar after being attacked with acid will be taken straight to a London hospital for treatment to “horrendous” burns today.
By Gordon Rayner, Victoria Ward and Mike Pflanz in Nairobi
Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both aged 18, were on a specially-chartered overnight flight home after falling victim to what may have been a targeted attack on the Indian Ocean island.
The close friends, who were volunteering for a charity after finishing their A-levels, had argued with a local shopkeeper days before two men on a moped threw acid over them, burning their faces and bodies.
Katie had also been slapped by a local woman for singing during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and a friend of the girls suggested they may have been singled out because they are Jewish.
A radical Islamic preacher who has urged followers on the island to protest against Western influences on Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, is among those who police want to question.
Last night Katie Gee’s father Jeremy, a chartered surveyor, said: “I spoke to Katie about an hour-and-a-half ago. We are absolutely devastated. The photographs that I have seen are absolutely horrendous.
“The level of the burns are beyond imagination.
“She is expected to be back later tomorrow morning when she will be rushed to hospital where consultants and surgeons are waiting for the girls to arrive.”
Her mother Nicky Gee added that “her whole face and body is burnt”.
Miss Trup, of Hampstead, north London, is hoping to read history at Bristol University and Miss Gee, of East Finchley, a former pupil at the £5,375-per-term Francis Holland School in Chelsea, intends to study sociology at Nottingham University.
Both girls’ families spent yesterday at the home of Kirstie’s father Mark Trup, a dentist and former director of Bupa Dental Services, where they later issued a joint statement saying they were “extremely upset and distressed at this completely unprovoked attack on [our] lovely daughters who had only gone to Zanzibar with good intention”.
Miss Trup and Miss Gee pictured after the attack (Sky News)
The girls were working for a month at the St Monica nursery school in Zanzibar’s capital, Stone Town, for the Art in Tanzania charity on a trip organised by the Kent-based travel firm i-to-i.
The day before the attack Miss Gee had excitedly tweeted that she had met the former US president Bill Clinton, who was on the island promoting the anti-malarial work of his Clinton Health Access Initiative.
But the girls had also had run-ins with local people.
Oli Cohen, a close friend of Katie, said: “The girls were walking through the town singing during Ramadan when a Muslim lady came up to her shouting. She lost her temper and reacted violently - and hit her in the face for singing.
“They were both extremely shaken up by it. I think white north London Jewish girls walking around in Zanzibar always make them a target as it's a Muslim country.”
Bashir Ismail, of Art in Tanzania, said the girls had argued with a nearby shop owner a few days ago when they went for groceries.
He said that when the attack happened at around 7pm on Wednesday: “The two attackers passed by several white tourists in the area and threw acid after reaching closer to them which raises suspicion of a planned attack.”
Tanzanian police said they want to question Sheikh Issa Ponda Issa, who heads the Council of the Islamic Organisation, a radical Muslim outfit based in Dar es Salaam, who has spent a week in Zanzibar encouraging supporters to demonstrate “like in Egypt” to secure the release of 10 imprisoned members of an Islamic separatist group.
The prisoners are members of Uamsho, which wants Zanzibar to split from the mainland, which it blames for bringing alcohol and Western ways to the islands.
In recent months there have been several attacks on religious leaders, including an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February.
Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania's president, visited the two teenagers at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, to which they had been flown from Zanzibar, and described their ordeal as “a shameful attack that tarnishes the image of our country”.
A medical orderly who helped treat the two women on Thursday said he expected them to make a full recovery with the right treatment.
"It has not penetrated deep tissue, it would have been painful but they'll likely make a full recovery," he said.
"Police in Zanzibar have launched a manhunt, and we ask for public assistance in identifying the attackers," said Mkadam Khamis, the island's deputy police commissioner.
The attack on the women came at the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, and as people began to celebrate the Eid holiday.
"The motive for the attack on the volunteers aged 18 years, has not been established. Investigations are on until we apprehend the criminals," Mr Khamis said.
Zanzibar has long been a favoured holiday destination for foreign tourists, and there have rarely been tensions between the majority Muslim population and holidaymakers relaxing in bikinis on beaches or drinking in bars.
Recently however there have been a series of attacks targeting representatives of different religions.
These include an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November, and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February. Another priest was shot and wounded in December.
The semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago lies 20 miles off the Tanzanian mainland.
The Foreign Office travel advice for Tanzania warns that although most visits to the country are trouble-free, "violent and armed crime is increasing".
The advice on its website says: "Mugging, bag snatching (especially from passing cars) and robbery have increased throughout the country."
It adds: "In Zanzibar incidents have taken place in Stone Town and on popular tourist beaches."
Two British teenagers medically evacuated from Zanzibar after being attacked with acid will be taken straight to a London hospital for treatment to “horrendous” burns today.
By Gordon Rayner, Victoria Ward and Mike Pflanz in Nairobi
Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both aged 18, were on a specially-chartered overnight flight home after falling victim to what may have been a targeted attack on the Indian Ocean island.
The close friends, who were volunteering for a charity after finishing their A-levels, had argued with a local shopkeeper days before two men on a moped threw acid over them, burning their faces and bodies.
Katie had also been slapped by a local woman for singing during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and a friend of the girls suggested they may have been singled out because they are Jewish.
A radical Islamic preacher who has urged followers on the island to protest against Western influences on Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, is among those who police want to question.
Last night Katie Gee’s father Jeremy, a chartered surveyor, said: “I spoke to Katie about an hour-and-a-half ago. We are absolutely devastated. The photographs that I have seen are absolutely horrendous.
“The level of the burns are beyond imagination.
“She is expected to be back later tomorrow morning when she will be rushed to hospital where consultants and surgeons are waiting for the girls to arrive.”
Her mother Nicky Gee added that “her whole face and body is burnt”.
Miss Trup, of Hampstead, north London, is hoping to read history at Bristol University and Miss Gee, of East Finchley, a former pupil at the £5,375-per-term Francis Holland School in Chelsea, intends to study sociology at Nottingham University.
Both girls’ families spent yesterday at the home of Kirstie’s father Mark Trup, a dentist and former director of Bupa Dental Services, where they later issued a joint statement saying they were “extremely upset and distressed at this completely unprovoked attack on [our] lovely daughters who had only gone to Zanzibar with good intention”.
Miss Trup and Miss Gee pictured after the attack (Sky News)
The girls were working for a month at the St Monica nursery school in Zanzibar’s capital, Stone Town, for the Art in Tanzania charity on a trip organised by the Kent-based travel firm i-to-i.
The day before the attack Miss Gee had excitedly tweeted that she had met the former US president Bill Clinton, who was on the island promoting the anti-malarial work of his Clinton Health Access Initiative.
But the girls had also had run-ins with local people.
Oli Cohen, a close friend of Katie, said: “The girls were walking through the town singing during Ramadan when a Muslim lady came up to her shouting. She lost her temper and reacted violently - and hit her in the face for singing.
“They were both extremely shaken up by it. I think white north London Jewish girls walking around in Zanzibar always make them a target as it's a Muslim country.”
Bashir Ismail, of Art in Tanzania, said the girls had argued with a nearby shop owner a few days ago when they went for groceries.
He said that when the attack happened at around 7pm on Wednesday: “The two attackers passed by several white tourists in the area and threw acid after reaching closer to them which raises suspicion of a planned attack.”
Tanzanian police said they want to question Sheikh Issa Ponda Issa, who heads the Council of the Islamic Organisation, a radical Muslim outfit based in Dar es Salaam, who has spent a week in Zanzibar encouraging supporters to demonstrate “like in Egypt” to secure the release of 10 imprisoned members of an Islamic separatist group.
The prisoners are members of Uamsho, which wants Zanzibar to split from the mainland, which it blames for bringing alcohol and Western ways to the islands.
In recent months there have been several attacks on religious leaders, including an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February.
Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania's president, visited the two teenagers at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, to which they had been flown from Zanzibar, and described their ordeal as “a shameful attack that tarnishes the image of our country”.
A medical orderly who helped treat the two women on Thursday said he expected them to make a full recovery with the right treatment.
"It has not penetrated deep tissue, it would have been painful but they'll likely make a full recovery," he said.
"Police in Zanzibar have launched a manhunt, and we ask for public assistance in identifying the attackers," said Mkadam Khamis, the island's deputy police commissioner.
The attack on the women came at the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, and as people began to celebrate the Eid holiday.
"The motive for the attack on the volunteers aged 18 years, has not been established. Investigations are on until we apprehend the criminals," Mr Khamis said.
Zanzibar has long been a favoured holiday destination for foreign tourists, and there have rarely been tensions between the majority Muslim population and holidaymakers relaxing in bikinis on beaches or drinking in bars.
Recently however there have been a series of attacks targeting representatives of different religions.
These include an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November, and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February. Another priest was shot and wounded in December.
The semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago lies 20 miles off the Tanzanian mainland.
The Foreign Office travel advice for Tanzania warns that although most visits to the country are trouble-free, "violent and armed crime is increasing".
The advice on its website says: "Mugging, bag snatching (especially from passing cars) and robbery have increased throughout the country."
It adds: "In Zanzibar incidents have taken place in Stone Town and on popular tourist beaches."
You get the idea.
Now see what the self declared leading world media BBC tell you about it:
Zanzibar acid attack victims are 'well' say doctors
Two British women who had acid thrown in their faces in Zanzibar have been described as "well" by doctors treating them on their return to the UK.
Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both 18 and from north London, landed at RAF Northolt at about 13:45 and went by ambulance to hospital in west London.
Zanzibar police have offered a £4,000 reward for information leading to capture of the suspects.
A police commissioner told the BBC several people were being questioned.
However, no motive has yet been established and the investigation continues.
Alternative Offered
Andy Williams, who is a burns and plastic surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, in west London, said the pair's injuries were being assessed.
"Both girls are well, and their families are with them," he said.
"They will be staying at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Both families would like to thank everyone that's helped to bring the girls back."
Katie Gee thanked supporters for their good wishes, writing on Twitter: "Thank you for all your support x".
The teenagers' mothers, Rochelle Trup and Nicky Gee, said they were "extremely upset" by the "completely unprovoked attack" carried out by two men on a moped.
One of the victims, with head and face covered, arrives at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,
The victims have been taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Police said acid was thrown on the teenagers' faces, chests and hands as they walked through the streets of Stone Town, the old part of the island's capital Zanzibar City, on Wednesday evening.
A spokeswoman for i-to-i Travel, which organised the women's volunteering trip, confirmed they had been repatriated.
She said customers due to arrive in Zanzibar this weekend had been given the option to volunteer at an alternative project but all had chosen to continue to travel to Tanzania.
A British tourist, who gave his name as Sam, tried to help the pair after the attack.
He said he and others started to hose down the pair in a restaurant toilet.
"They were obviously extremely shocked and in a huge amount of pain and stress and we, having no medical knowledge or background at all, were doing what we could," he said.
'Lovely daughters'
Reporting from the scene, the BBC's Alastair Leithead said the attackers sped away after the incident, and police do not know why the women were targeted.
The women's mothers said in a statement issued on Thursday: "Both families are extremely upset and distressed at this completely unprovoked attack on their lovely daughters who had only gone to Zanzibar with good intention."
The victims were two weeks into a three-week trip.
Kari Korhonen, co-director of Art in Tanzania, the charity the women had been volunteering for, said they were "OK considering the seriousness of this type of case".
Another spokesman for the charity said they had been on their way to dinner when the attack happened.
Police on Zanzibar said it was the first time foreigners had been attacked in this way.
The Foreign Office said it was concerned to hear of the attack and was providing consular assistance.
The BBC's Tulanana Bohela, in Dar es Salaam, said Islam is the main religion on Zanzibar and in more remote parts of the island, away from tourist beaches, there are signs asking foreigners to respect the local culture and cover up - in case skimpy outfits upset villagers.
However, most islanders depend on tourism for their livelihoods and are happy to see tourists and there is little antagonism towards them, she said.
'Economic pillar'
Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete visited the women at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city, and promised that the men responsible for the "shameful" attack would be found.
Tanzania's minister of information, tourism, culture and sports, Said Ali Mbarouk, said: "I beg our nationals, this is not something they should be doing.
"Tourism is the strongest pillar of our economy, so if we do such acts we are killing our economy, and our livelihoods in general.
"So it is not an honourable thing to do, it's a bad thing and it should be condemned by all citizens of Zanzibar."
The Foreign Office's travel advice says 75,000 British nationals visit Tanzania - including semi-autonomous Zanzibar - every year and most have "trouble free" visits.
But it warns that "violent and armed crime is increasing" and "there is an underlying threat from terrorism".
It also says "mugging, bag snatching (especially from passing cars) and robbery have increased throughout the country" and "in Zanzibar incidents have taken place in Stone Town and on popular tourist beaches".
Recent attacks in Zanzibar include an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November, and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February. Another priest was shot and wounded in December.
Two British women who had acid thrown in their faces in Zanzibar have been described as "well" by doctors treating them on their return to the UK.
Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both 18 and from north London, landed at RAF Northolt at about 13:45 and went by ambulance to hospital in west London.
Zanzibar police have offered a £4,000 reward for information leading to capture of the suspects.
A police commissioner told the BBC several people were being questioned.
However, no motive has yet been established and the investigation continues.
Alternative Offered
Andy Williams, who is a burns and plastic surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, in west London, said the pair's injuries were being assessed.
"Both girls are well, and their families are with them," he said.
"They will be staying at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Both families would like to thank everyone that's helped to bring the girls back."
Katie Gee thanked supporters for their good wishes, writing on Twitter: "Thank you for all your support x".
The teenagers' mothers, Rochelle Trup and Nicky Gee, said they were "extremely upset" by the "completely unprovoked attack" carried out by two men on a moped.
One of the victims, with head and face covered, arrives at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,
The victims have been taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Police said acid was thrown on the teenagers' faces, chests and hands as they walked through the streets of Stone Town, the old part of the island's capital Zanzibar City, on Wednesday evening.
A spokeswoman for i-to-i Travel, which organised the women's volunteering trip, confirmed they had been repatriated.
She said customers due to arrive in Zanzibar this weekend had been given the option to volunteer at an alternative project but all had chosen to continue to travel to Tanzania.
A British tourist, who gave his name as Sam, tried to help the pair after the attack.
He said he and others started to hose down the pair in a restaurant toilet.
"They were obviously extremely shocked and in a huge amount of pain and stress and we, having no medical knowledge or background at all, were doing what we could," he said.
'Lovely daughters'
Reporting from the scene, the BBC's Alastair Leithead said the attackers sped away after the incident, and police do not know why the women were targeted.
The women's mothers said in a statement issued on Thursday: "Both families are extremely upset and distressed at this completely unprovoked attack on their lovely daughters who had only gone to Zanzibar with good intention."
The victims were two weeks into a three-week trip.
Kari Korhonen, co-director of Art in Tanzania, the charity the women had been volunteering for, said they were "OK considering the seriousness of this type of case".
Another spokesman for the charity said they had been on their way to dinner when the attack happened.
Police on Zanzibar said it was the first time foreigners had been attacked in this way.
The Foreign Office said it was concerned to hear of the attack and was providing consular assistance.
The BBC's Tulanana Bohela, in Dar es Salaam, said Islam is the main religion on Zanzibar and in more remote parts of the island, away from tourist beaches, there are signs asking foreigners to respect the local culture and cover up - in case skimpy outfits upset villagers.
However, most islanders depend on tourism for their livelihoods and are happy to see tourists and there is little antagonism towards them, she said.
'Economic pillar'
Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete visited the women at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city, and promised that the men responsible for the "shameful" attack would be found.
Tanzania's minister of information, tourism, culture and sports, Said Ali Mbarouk, said: "I beg our nationals, this is not something they should be doing.
"Tourism is the strongest pillar of our economy, so if we do such acts we are killing our economy, and our livelihoods in general.
"So it is not an honourable thing to do, it's a bad thing and it should be condemned by all citizens of Zanzibar."
The Foreign Office's travel advice says 75,000 British nationals visit Tanzania - including semi-autonomous Zanzibar - every year and most have "trouble free" visits.
But it warns that "violent and armed crime is increasing" and "there is an underlying threat from terrorism".
It also says "mugging, bag snatching (especially from passing cars) and robbery have increased throughout the country" and "in Zanzibar incidents have taken place in Stone Town and on popular tourist beaches".
Recent attacks in Zanzibar include an acid attack on a Muslim cleric in November, and the shooting dead of a Catholic priest in February. Another priest was shot and wounded in December.