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| Alert after Tobago machete attack | Alert after Tobago machete attack |
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| A fresh warning about violent crime in Trinidad and Tobago had been issued by the Foreign Office after a Somerset couple were attacked with a machete. | A fresh warning about violent crime in Trinidad and Tobago had been issued by the Foreign Office after a Somerset couple were attacked with a machete. |
| Peter Green, 65, and his wife Mirium, 59, who are originally from Reading and live in Wellington, Somerset, were seriously hurt in Saturday's attack. | |
| New advice says "there are high levels of violent crime, especially shootings and kidnappings". | New advice says "there are high levels of violent crime, especially shootings and kidnappings". |
| It adds law enforcement is "weak" in Tobago and Britons have been targeted. | It adds law enforcement is "weak" in Tobago and Britons have been targeted. |
| Mr and Mrs Green were airlifted to a regional medical centre in Trinidad, where they are receiving treatment. | |
| Mr Green's brother Edgar, 74, who lives near Truro in Cornwall, said he could not understand why anyone would want to use a machete. | |
| He said: "Why would someone try to kill someone? If they are trying to rob someone then rob them - this is attempted murder." | He said: "Why would someone try to kill someone? If they are trying to rob someone then rob them - this is attempted murder." |
| Mrs Green is reported locally to have regained consciousness after the attack while her husband is still said to be in a medically-induced coma after being struck on the head. | Mrs Green is reported locally to have regained consciousness after the attack while her husband is still said to be in a medically-induced coma after being struck on the head. |
| 'Another serious attack' | 'Another serious attack' |
| Both remained in a serious condition in the Eric Williams Medical Complex on Trinidad, the Trinidad and Tobago Express said. | Both remained in a serious condition in the Eric Williams Medical Complex on Trinidad, the Trinidad and Tobago Express said. |
| No arrests have been made but police said they had received several tip-offs about the crime. | No arrests have been made but police said they had received several tip-offs about the crime. |
| It is thought the couple have been living in the town of Bacolet on Tobago's southern coast on and off for the past 10 years. | It is thought the couple have been living in the town of Bacolet on Tobago's southern coast on and off for the past 10 years. |
| It is about seven miles (11.3km) from where Swedish couple Anna Sundsval, 62, and Oke Olsoon, 73, were killed last year in a similar attack. | It is about seven miles (11.3km) from where Swedish couple Anna Sundsval, 62, and Oke Olsoon, 73, were killed last year in a similar attack. |
| Tobago Police Superintendent Nadir Khan described the crime as "another serious attack on tourists". | Tobago Police Superintendent Nadir Khan described the crime as "another serious attack on tourists". |
| Eight killings have been reported on Tobago so far this year, compared with four in 2008. | Eight killings have been reported on Tobago so far this year, compared with four in 2008. |
| The more developed island of Trinidad has reported 321 killings. | The more developed island of Trinidad has reported 321 killings. |
| Carol Ann Birchwood James, president of the Tobago Hotel Association, said: "News... of this attack has gone around the world. | Carol Ann Birchwood James, president of the Tobago Hotel Association, said: "News... of this attack has gone around the world. |
| "We are therefore in danger of losing out, especially our UK guests." | "We are therefore in danger of losing out, especially our UK guests." |