Danish top scientist shot and killed in Dar robbery

[nngu007]

Mr. Alstrup


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A Danish scientist and a leading lichenologist, Vagn Alstrup, 71, has beenshot and killed during a robbery in the city.

Alstrup's wife was also shot and badly wounded during the incident, but is expected to survive. Efforts by The Citizen to have the police comment on the death proved futile but the Danish embassy in Dar es Salaam confirmed the incident although it declined to give more details.

"The Danish embassy can confirm that a Danish citizen has been killed in Tanzania, and that next of kin have been notified. The embassy cannot comment further on individual consular cases," the embassy said in an email reply to The Citizen.

The Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone boss Suleiman Kova said he wasn't aware of the incident and directed this paper to contact Ilala and Kindondoni police but no details were forthcoming up to the time we went to press.

Kinondoni police boss Camilius Wambura hasn't picked our phone for the past one week. Ilala police boss said he wasn't aware of the incident.

The crime reportedly took place last week, and it is still unclear whether the police have made any arrests.

The Dane lived in Tanzania and considered the country his second home. At the time of his death, Alstrup worked for the University of Copenhagen.

He has published a number of books on lichenology.

Source: The Citizen

 

[nngu007]

Where our President publicized CITY CENTER CCTV's??? !!! ??

Or it is out of Order as Usual.. ?

 

[iArmaniAdamson]

it's very sad. what a loss to humanity.

 

[Saint Ivuga]

So sad! Very low to my state

 

[H.T.P]

This is a shame to a country like Tanzania that a foreigner can be killed just like that!!! OO god may his sõle rest in peace..

 

[Jese Pinkman]

kinondoni police boss Camilius Wambura hasn't picked our phone for the past one week, hapo ndio uwa nachoka hawa police wanapokea simu za nani sasa?

 

[Ngamba]

H.T.P
are you sad that a foreigner has been killed or that a human been has been killed?
its does not matter to me the color of the person been killed WE ARE ALL HUMAN

 

[Descartes]

H.T.P
are you sad that a foreigner has been killed or that a human been has been killed?
its does not matter to me the color of the person been killed WE ARE ALL HUMAN

I couldn't agree more.

That said, I ditto the above asked question:Where is the publicized CITY CENTER CCTV??

 

[H.T.P]

may be i made a mistake to say a foreigner, but what i ment is that, i was sad to see in this Tanzania so called peacefully country but some body can be killed just like that!

 

[Ngamba]

if one as you win which country where many people die of gun short what will you say??????????????? just for your info more people in USA die of gun short compare to any other country( am not talking war area or in a country which has civil unrest )
Yes Tanzania is peaceful but not 100%

 

[koryo]

Shame to the Police Force. What was the cause of his death?.