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| Briton 'stabbed to death' in Crete | Briton 'stabbed to death' in Crete |
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| A British man has been killed in a reported stabbing on the Greek island of Crete. | A British man has been killed in a reported stabbing on the Greek island of Crete. |
| Reports say the victim was 20 years old and was outside a bar in the coastal resort town of Malia when he was stabbed. | Reports say the victim was 20 years old and was outside a bar in the coastal resort town of Malia when he was stabbed. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Malia, Greece, on 23 July. | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of a British national in Malia, Greece, on 23 July. |
| "We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family." | "We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family." |
| In recent years Malia has outgrown holiday resorts such as Ayia Napa and Zante and is particularly popular among young British tourists. | |
| It was the setting for the 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie, featuring four teenage boys on their first foreign holiday without their parents. | |
| Earlier this year British ambassador John Kittmer visited the resort to launch the Holiday Hangover campaign to raise awareness of problems that could arise while on holiday and to promote responsible behaviour. | |
| The Foreign Office says about two million British tourists visit Greece every year and about half the cases it becomes involved in are involve young tourists on holiday in Malia, Laganas, Kavos, Kardamena and Faliraki. |