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Last Friday (Jan 7) two young Frenchmen were killed in Niger, less than 24 hours after being kidnapped, according to French military officials.
The bodies of the two 25-year-olds, one an aid worker and the other his childhood friend, were found in the desert near the West African country's border with Mali after an unsuccessful rescue operation.
Mr Antoine de Leocour had been living in the Niger for two years and was planning to marry a local woman last Saturday. His friend, Mr Vincent Delory, had flown to Niger to be best man at the wedding and arrived on Friday afternoon, a few hours before they were kidnapped by terrorists.
There are many more unsafe countries where civil war, suicide bombing and gang fights are common, such as in Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Sierra Leone and the border region of Pakistan.
Not so obvious but just as dangerous would be countries that appear to be attractive but where poverty is widespread and criminal gunmen operate freely.
Brazil, where the next soccer World Cup is to be staged, is the prime example. The big cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo are the murder capitals of the world. Sao Paolo has over 5,000 murders annually, while Rio has a murder rate of 18 a day. Even the cops in Brazil are crooked and can't be trusted.
How about the United States?
Would you believe it, even the United States is also a dangerous place to visit! New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC (where President Obama hangs out) and Detroit have high murder rates. Here are some scary figures: Every 5 minutes a rape is reported, and every 30 seconds an aggravated assault is conducted (somebody gets badly beaten up).
In Brazil, don't get caught in a crossfire between police and criminal gangs (picture above)
The bodies of the two 25-year-olds, one an aid worker and the other his childhood friend, were found in the desert near the West African country's border with Mali after an unsuccessful rescue operation.
Mr Antoine de Leocour had been living in the Niger for two years and was planning to marry a local woman last Saturday. His friend, Mr Vincent Delory, had flown to Niger to be best man at the wedding and arrived on Friday afternoon, a few hours before they were kidnapped by terrorists.
There are many more unsafe countries where civil war, suicide bombing and gang fights are common, such as in Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Sierra Leone and the border region of Pakistan.
Not so obvious but just as dangerous would be countries that appear to be attractive but where poverty is widespread and criminal gunmen operate freely.
Brazil, where the next soccer World Cup is to be staged, is the prime example. The big cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo are the murder capitals of the world. Sao Paolo has over 5,000 murders annually, while Rio has a murder rate of 18 a day. Even the cops in Brazil are crooked and can't be trusted.
How about the United States?
Would you believe it, even the United States is also a dangerous place to visit! New York City, Los Angeles, Washington DC (where President Obama hangs out) and Detroit have high murder rates. Here are some scary figures: Every 5 minutes a rape is reported, and every 30 seconds an aggravated assault is conducted (somebody gets badly beaten up).
In Brazil, don't get caught in a crossfire between police and criminal gangs (picture above)
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