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Two British tourists were killed in an attack by an elephant in Zimbabwe on Saturday, the Foreign Office has said.Two British tourists were killed in an attack by an elephant in Zimbabwe on Saturday, the Foreign Office has said.
The mother and daughter were charged by the bull elephant during a safari walk with a guide and a professional hunter in Hwange National Park.The mother and daughter were charged by the bull elephant during a safari walk with a guide and a professional hunter in Hwange National Park.
A third Briton, the husband and father of the two women, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the attack, officials said. A third Briton, the husband and father of the two women, was slightly injured and a tour guide was seriously hurt, officials said.
The guide attempted to shoot the elephant, but missed. A guide had attempted to shoot the elephant, but missed.
The Foreign Office did not release any further details, including how badly injured the third person was, at the request of the tourists' family. The Foreign Office did not release any further details at the request of the tourists' family.
Investigations are under way to see if the tour group's armed guides were negligent, Bulawayo police and wildlife authorities said.Investigations are under way to see if the tour group's armed guides were negligent, Bulawayo police and wildlife authorities said.
After crocodiles, elephants pose the second most dangerous threat to humans of any animal in Zimbabwe.
Elephants charged and trampled 12 people to death in 2005, according to official figures of reported incidents.Elephants charged and trampled 12 people to death in 2005, according to official figures of reported incidents.
The elephant population in the western Hwange park, the country's largest nature reserve, has soared in the absence of regular culling measures, conservation groups said.The elephant population in the western Hwange park, the country's largest nature reserve, has soared in the absence of regular culling measures, conservation groups said.