Bandits hit cruise tourists.FOUR British tourists were robbed at gunpoint in a terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. raid on a cruise ship. Masked A state of being disabled or cut off. bandits armed with machine pistols and grenades stormed the vessel at dawn on the Peruvian Amazon. The two UK couples were among 24 holidaymakers who were robbed of thousands of pounds worth of cameras, cash, jewellery and clothes. The raiders were on the run yesterday after a shoot-out with police, who recovered some of the loot after discovering the gang's jungle lair. A spokeswoman for the cruise ship's owners said the British couples were unhurt "but pretty shaken up". Security in the area was stepped up in the aftermath of the raid, the second of its kind in the last fortnight fort·night n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English f . |
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