Fifteen people, including suspected Islamist militants and individuals linked to an acid attack on a clergyman and two Jewish teenagers from Britain, have been arrested in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar islands, a senior police officer said. The Indian Ocean islands are growing headache for the Tanzanian government as they struggle with religious tensions and deep social…
A Jewish teenager from London has recounted last month’s terrifying acid attack that “seared her flesh,” disfiguring her and her friend on the African island of Zanzibar. Speaking out for the first time, Kirstie Trup, 18, told the Sunday Times that she and volunteer pal Katie Gee had no hint of danger when two men…
One of the two British teenagers injured in an acid attack in the African island of Zanzibar was released from the hospital. Kirstie Trup left the hospital on Sunday night, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Katie Gee, whose injuries are more severe, will have surgery in the coming days. The women, both 18 and from London,…
The father of one of the British Jewish teenagers attacked with acid on the African island of Zanzibar said the pair is devastated by their injuries — saying they will leave long-term physical and mental scars. Marc Trup said his daughter, Kirstie, and her friend, Katie Gee, were struggling to come to terms with the…
One of the Jewish women who was attacked with acid on the African island of Zanzibar has thanked supporters after returning to Britain for treatment. Katie Gee Tweeted: “Thank you for all your support x,” from her bed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, the BBC reported. Gee and Kirstie Trup, both 18, are…
The two Jewish victims of a shocking acid attack in Zanzibar have returned home to London to receive further treatment for their burns, [the Independent reported]( http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/five-men-held-over-acid-attack-on-british-charity-workers-in-zanzibar-8751297.html on Friday. Katie Gee and Kirstie Trup, both 18, landed at RAF Northolt airfield today after leaving the Tanzania capital of Dar Es Salaam earlier. “I am just…
Men riding a motorbike threw acid at two Jewish British teenage girls in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar region, leaving them with facial, chest and back injuries, a senior police official said. Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee, both 18 and from northwest London, were flown to Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam for treatment. The girls’ parents…
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