British tourists issued urgent warning over deadly threat swarming Mediterranean hotspots after pensioner hurt in attack
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Britons have been issued an urgent warning over a deadly threat swarming Mediterranean hotspots this summer after a pensioner was hurt in a suspected attack.
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The silver-cheeked toadfish is a species of toxic pufferfish armed with deadly flesh and brutally sharp teeth.
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Tourists travelling to top European holiday hubs have been told to keep an eye out for the creatures amid a growing number of reported attacks.Although it is normally found in the waters of the Indian Ocean, the pufferfish has began cropping up in the Mediterranean after slipping in via the Suez Canal.
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The elderly woman was attacked after the pufferfish reportedly lunged at her unprovoked - forcing her to hospital for stitches.
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