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13/08/2009
Gems Expert Dies In Kenyan Mob Attack
A leading British gems expert has reportedly been killed in an attack by an armed gang in Kenya.
Campbell Bridges, 71, is understood to have been attacked by a group of around 20 men, armed with clubs and spears, as he was driving his pick-up truck to his mine, close to Tsavo National Park.
Mr Bridges was travelling with his son, Bruce, and four Kenyan employees when the attack happened.
Eyewitness reports indicated that Mr Bridges had been stabbed.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said: "We can confirm the death of Campbell Bridges on August 11, following injuries sustained in an attack near Voi in Kenya.
"British consular officials are liaising with the local authorities who have confirmed that an investigation is under way."
Mr Bridges, originally from Scotland, has lived in Kenya for most of his life and is credited with discovering the green Tsavorite gemstone, which he has been mining in Kenya since the early 1970s.
Mr Bridges was also a special consultant to New York's luxury jewellery company, Tiffany and Co.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Campbell Bridges, 71, is understood to have been attacked by a group of around 20 men, armed with clubs and spears, as he was driving his pick-up truck to his mine, close to Tsavo National Park.
Mr Bridges was travelling with his son, Bruce, and four Kenyan employees when the attack happened.
Eyewitness reports indicated that Mr Bridges had been stabbed.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said: "We can confirm the death of Campbell Bridges on August 11, following injuries sustained in an attack near Voi in Kenya.
"British consular officials are liaising with the local authorities who have confirmed that an investigation is under way."
Mr Bridges, originally from Scotland, has lived in Kenya for most of his life and is credited with discovering the green Tsavorite gemstone, which he has been mining in Kenya since the early 1970s.
Mr Bridges was also a special consultant to New York's luxury jewellery company, Tiffany and Co.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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