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Manhunt launched

Police reported that the woman stopped to make a delivery just before 10.30 p.m. on Happy Valley Lane and was approached by three male youths.

robbed a pizza delivery woman.

Police reported that the woman stopped to make a delivery just before 10.30 p.m. on Happy Valley Lane and was approached by three male youths.

Two of the attackers were wearing masks over their faces.

One man held the woman's arms behind her back and held a machete to her neck.

Another assailant searched the delivery woman's pockets for cash.

The woman was able to escape unscathed from her attackers and telephoned Police. Central CID are investigating.

HORSE BOLTS ALS Horse bolts Parade watchers scattered on Wednesday when a berserk horse ran through Heritage Day crowds after being startled by loud music.

A 58-year-old Hamilton Parish man was on his horse in the parade near Laffan Street and fractured his clavicle as he tried to restrain his mount.

Officers aided the man by tying the horse to a tree and then calling an ambulance.

But the horse broke free and bolted through the crowds of onlookers, including a group of seated children.

The horse kicked one woman in the thigh but she was not seriously harmed.

There were no other injuries.

Police efforts prevailed when an officer and a spectator were able to secure the horse and return it to its stable.

TALL SHIPS EXPECTED SHI Tall ships expected Tall Ships 2000 entry Peter Von Danzig is expected to arrive in Bermudian waters at 8 a.m. today And the Ocean Spirit of Moray from Scotland is expected at 11 p.m. with local trainees Ben Greening and Grant Spurling on board. Three other ships are expected to cross the finish line tomorrow -- Rona II from England, Stella Polare from Italy and Esprit from Germany. On board Esprit are Bermudians Tor Carlstedt, Adam Farrell and Andrew Roberts.

Organisers will be on hand to greet all vessels at St. George's Harbour.

VISITING MINISTER CHU Visiting Minister An Anglican minister is calling for 2,000 people to come to Victoria Park tomorrow morning to celebrate the "real'' meaning of the new Millennium with a minister who is visiting from London.

Organiser Reverend Cannon Keith Wassall claimed that the event would be the biggest since the consecration of Bishop Ratteray in 1996.

The 10.30 a.m. service is open to the entire community and Rev. Wassall said local Anglicans felt it was a fitting way to share their Christian faith with others.

Highlighting the Eucharist will be a visit from Bishop Mano, who formerly served in Pakistan.

Rev. Mano is currently the General Secretary for the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG), which is the largest Anglican Missionary Society in the world.

Rev. Wassall said he believed that the inclusion of such a well-travelled guest "reflects the wide and diverse cultural nature of the world wide Anglican Church''.

In the event of inclement weather, the service will be moved to the Anglican Cathedral on Church Street.

Head aquarist at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo Jennifer Gray said sharks around Bermuda were not a threat to humans and she insisted it was safe to swim at night.

"There are sharks that inhabit the waters around Bermuda and it is not totally uncommon for them to come in at night,'' she said.

"They are not a threat to humans or we would have heard about them. There has only been one shark attack that I've heard of and it was diver provoked.''