11.   Even as he spoke, three shots were fired and police arrested three men trying to rob two tourists from China at gunpoint.

12.   The three were said to have robbed the tourists and then locked them in the hold of the boat before setting it ablaze, killing everyone on board.

13.   The three were charged with robbing the tourists, locking them inside a hold and setting the vessel on fire on Qiandao Lake.

14.   Tourists are frequently robbed, and foreigners are advised not to wear jewellery on the streets or to stop at traffic lights after dark.

15.   Myburgh spoke of six recent muggings where tourists were robbed by gangs of between four and six people.

16.   Police also reported two American tourists were robbed of cash and jewelry by three knife-wieldings bandits.