Terror threat chills Zanzibar

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 2, 2003 | Copyright information

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania--Since the U.S. State Department recently warned Americans about traveling to Zanzibar, the decorative Masai warrior at the entrance to Bluebay Beach now orders guards to search all vehicles before they enter the resort.

But these days, few cars even come to Zanzibar's south coast, where the dazzling white sand beaches once drew visitors to the legendary archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Many travelers visit the region because of Mount Ki...