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From the Ngami Times
Tourists attacked at camping sites
By Golang Raditsela
Tourists at a popular camp in Maun were terrorised, threatened and shot at this week by three men.The incident took place on Sunday night and is the fourth such raid on camping grounds in a week.
District CID officer Simisani Zhibi urged in an interview with The Ngami Times for the community to mobilise and prevent such incidents, which is affecting the tourist trade.
Zhibi said the camp's two night watchmen were on duty at the offices and at the campsite when three men - one armed with a weapon - attacked the camp night watchman, tied his hands together and cellotaped his mouth.
A 73-year-old South African man and his wife fell victims when they were on their way to the toilet from their tent. They came across the gang holding the night watchman and were ordered to lie down.
The three then went to other tents, woke the occupants and told them to leave the tents and also lie on the ground.
One of the robbers, who was armed with a shotgun, fired two shots into the ground, which Zhibi said was probably a warning shot. One of the tourists sustained injuries to both legs from pellets.
The three robbers went to the camp office where they broke in and stole cash before disappearing.
Late last week, robbers also entered a camping site on the outskirts of Maun, stealing from tents occupied by tourists. There were also break-ins at two other camping sites. As far as is known, no one was injured in those incidents. Four robbers also attacked staff at closing time at the Boseja (Maun) Caltex filling station at the weekend, stealing cash and property. All four have been arrested and a weapon recovered.
Doesn't say which camps, but Audi Camp has had a history of robberies going back as far as 1998 to my knowledge. That area in fact has experienced a lot of crime including burglaries of many of the homes.
Robbie
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