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Warning for campers in southern France and northern Spain
By DPA
Jul 18, 2006, 19:00 GMT

Munich - Organised gangs have recently been responsible for a spate of armed robberies on campers along highways in southern France and northern Spain, Germany\'s automobile association ADAC has warned.

\'Criminals have in the past been targeting tourists along the motorways but they have become more brutal,\' ADAC spokesman Peter Hemschick says.

Campers, who need to stop for a sleep along their holiday route, should leave the motorway and find a parking spot several kilometres away, off the main road.

\'It is more difficult for the criminals to find victims in remote areas and to make a fast getaway after an attack,\' according to Hemschick.

Campers should buy a good map and inform themselves about good camping possibilities because driving around in search of a place to park also arouses the attention, the expert warned.