What was the dispute that led to the attack and murder of geologist Campbell Bridges?”
NAIROBI, Kenya — A senior police officer says a mob armed with bows and arrows, spears and machetes attacked a world famous geologist in southeastern Kenya and stabbed him to death. John Leshimendoro says Campbell Bridges, 72, was killed Tuesday after stopping to remove a log on the road as he drove to his camp. The attack is related to a dispute over mining rights in the area, says Leshimendoro. He was speaking to AP on Thursday. In 1968, Bridges became the first to record the discovery of gemstone-quality tsavorite, in neighboring Tanzania. Bridges and Henry Platt, then deputy head of Tiffany, named the gemstone after wildlife sanctuaries in southeastern Kenya.
