Attack of Zambia’s elephants kills British and New Zealand tourists

WyCliffe Muia & Kennedy Gondwe

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Hetti is an elephant that goes to the South Luangva National Park in the east of ZambiaGets the image

The elephant was shot and wounded but still attacked by two women, police said (photo file)

Two tourists, including a British pensioner, killed an elephant who was born in a safari in Zambia, BBC police said.

The couples were attacked with an elephant that was with calves in South Luangva National Park, said local police chief Robertson Mweb.

Both tourists were flooded with outdated elephants after the sightseeing guides to stop it by shooting it. Both women died at the scene, he said.

BBC contacted the foreign service for comments.

D -Mweemba said that two women were part of a guided safari -group that went to the park when the elephant accused them at high speed.

Both tourists spent four days at the Great Lagoon camp, about 600 km (370 miles) from the Lusaki capital where the attack took place.

The elephants -the women are very protecting their calves, and the Zambian authorities have previously called on tourists to exercise extraordinary care, watching wildlife across the country.

Last year two American tourists were killed in individual elephants In the South African country. Both cases participated in the elderly tourists who were in the car of the safari when they were attacked.

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