Kiwi tourists targeted in Amazon cruise heist
<p>A pair of Kiwi travellers are among those targeted by bandits in a brazen attack on an Amazon River cruise ship, according to Peruvian authorities.</p>
<p>The bold attack saw bandits on a small vessel board the Amazon Discovery tourist boat and rob passengers and crew of goods amount to $US20,000 ($NZA26,200).</p>
<p>The cruise ship had two passengers from New Zealand onboard at the time of the attack, as well as tourists from Australia and the US.</p>
<p>Oscar Garrido-Lecca, port captain in the river city of Iquitos, told <em><strong><a href="http://www.News.com.au" target="_blank">News.com.au</a></strong></em> that police were hunting through the areas to find the bandits and track down the goods.</p>
<p>Have you ever had a hairy situation overseas with fraudsters or bandits? What advice would you offer to people scared about this happening to them?</p>
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