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| Mob kills UK gems expert in Kenya | Mob kills UK gems expert in Kenya |
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| A leading Scottish gemstone expert has been killed in Kenya by a gang armed with clubs, spears, bows and arrows. | A leading Scottish gemstone expert has been killed in Kenya by a gang armed with clubs, spears, bows and arrows. |
| Campbell Bridges, 71, was attacked by 20 men in the grounds of his 600-acre property near the southern town of Voi. | Campbell Bridges, 71, was attacked by 20 men in the grounds of his 600-acre property near the southern town of Voi. |
| He fought off the mob with his son Bruce and four Kenyan staff but died of his injuries on arrival at hospital. | He fought off the mob with his son Bruce and four Kenyan staff but died of his injuries on arrival at hospital. |
| Police are investigating the attack which is reportedly connected to a three-year dispute over access and control of Mr Bridges' gemstone mines. | |
| Internationally renowned | Internationally renowned |
| He was driving his pick-up truck in the grounds of his home within a national park when he was ambushed by about 20 men brandishing crude home-made weapons, police said. | He was driving his pick-up truck in the grounds of his home within a national park when he was ambushed by about 20 men brandishing crude home-made weapons, police said. |
| Witnesses said his injuries were caused by stab wounds from a knife. No-one else was injured in the attack on Tuesday. | Witnesses said his injuries were caused by stab wounds from a knife. No-one else was injured in the attack on Tuesday. |
| Mr Bridges' body has since been flown to the capital Nairobi, police said. | Mr Bridges' body has since been flown to the capital Nairobi, police said. |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of Campbell Bridges on 11 August following injuries sustained in an attack near Voi in Kenya. | |
| "British consular officials are liaising with the local authorities who have confirmed that an investigation is under way." | |
| The internationally-renowned gemmologist has lived in the African country most of his life, and is credited with discovering the green Tsavorite gem, a rare stone unique to the region. | The internationally-renowned gemmologist has lived in the African country most of his life, and is credited with discovering the green Tsavorite gem, a rare stone unique to the region. |
| He also worked as a special consultant to the New York jewellers, Tiffany and Company. | He also worked as a special consultant to the New York jewellers, Tiffany and Company. |