group of tourists attacked and robbed in zona colonial

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Sad commentary on the state of affairs with respect to crimes of opportunity here. I shudder to think what it will be like in 10 or so years when the focus of crime against tourists changes from immediate gratification to an attempt to achieve social change.*
 
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tourist sightseeing in a "train" passing through zona colonial were robbed after a group of armed man boarded the train and took their possessions.
the case is being investigated.
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias...s-en-trencito-de-la-ciudad-colonial-HD5151898
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I know the Country is saturated with professionals such as lawyers, engineers, doctors, accountants(lol) etc. This here is not really news, its just an example of the Countries largest profession (Ladrones) doing a days work. Next there will be news stories about lawyers writing real estate contracts and engineers(lol) drawing for buildings.
 
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Sounds like something that happens in Central
and South America, not the DR.
Ouch!
 
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Well.. ya know. if they REALLy want to drive the tourists away.,, they should do this with a little more FLAIR.. I remember being on a bus in Guatemala,, going up from the capital to Lake Atitlan which was a major gringo and tourist enclave.. near lots of ruins.. a big tourist draw.. The bus was stopped on the road by a group of bandits on the road who boarded the bus.

These guys were DRESSED for the part. They must have really spent some money on their outfits. Not only did they have guns. but they had those cross band leather things with extra bullets.. I don't even know if the bullets fit the guns.. They looked like something out of the wild west. I was writing a letter in my head to my mother saying "this was how it ended..." (I thought she would be pleased with the adventurous flair)

So really.. COSTUMES!!! Drive those Yanquis out.. Fuera Yanqui,., Fuera Fuera!!
 
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mountainannie said:
These guys were DRESSED for the part. They must have really spent some money on their outfits. Not only did they have guns. but they had those cross band leather things with extra bullets.. I don't even know if the bullets fit the guns.. They looked like something out of the wild west. I was writing a letter in my head to my mother saying "this was how it ended..." (I thought she would be pleased with the adventurous flair)

So really.. COSTUMES!!! Drive those Yanquis out.. Fuera Yanqui,., Fuera Fuera!!
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Now that is class!
 
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mountainannie said:
These guys were DRESSED for the part. They must have really spent some money on their outfits. Not only did they have guns. but they had those cross band leather things with extra bullets.. I don't even know if the bullets fit the guns.. They looked like something out of the wild west. I was writing a letter in my head to my mother saying "this was how it ended..." (I thought she would be pleased with the adventurous flair)

So really.. COSTUMES!!! Drive those Yanquis out.. Fuera Yanqui,., Fuera Fuera!!
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Now that is class!
 
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Regardless of the statistics in other countries you can rest assured the tourists on that sightseeing train won't be back. Neither will their family members or friends.

This is bad news. Middle of the day robbery and in an area usually occupied with people out and about. Sad,,,,,,,,,,,
 
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bigbird said:
Regardless of the statistics in other countries you can rest assured the tourists on that sightseeing train won't be back. Neither will their family members or friends.

This is bad news. Middle of the day robbery and in an area usually occupied with people out and about. Sad,,,,,,,,,,,
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Agree 100%. *
 
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bigbird said:
Regardless of the statistics in other countries you can rest assured the tourists on that sightseeing train won't be back. Neither will their family members or friends.

This is bad news. Middle of the day robbery and in an area usually occupied with people out and about. Sad,,,,,,,,,,,
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I think that was the point of the robbery.. as I said.. Fuera Yanqui.. fuera fuera enough with the privatizations of the beaches and turning our capital city into a tourist attraction..,
 
bienamor

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Think your giving them way too much brain cred. it was an opportunity and they took it
Hell those trains are normally almost empty,
 
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I was going to say the same thing. They are just armed robbers after money. They aren't armed rebels in the mountains for a political cause. Although both are dangerous and not good for tourism.
 
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DR is more stable and safer than many other latin countries but things get bad if there are armed robberies targeting tourists and they take place in the daytime, in pretty busy area.
 
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