Pupils robbed at gunpoint on school expedition to Tanzania Group leader Angela Daly, a former headmistress, said: "All of us thought they'd kill us, but the students - eight boys and six girls - were incredible. There was no screaming or hysterics and they handed over the money. Headmaster John Weeds said he hoped that the expeditions would continue despite the terrifying robbery. The vehicle was not targeted, and there were a number of other local people in the same queue of traffic involved. It wasn't just about the students," he said. The students were fine. There is no accounting for the emotional effect of such an episode as that is difficult to diagnose, but they came back in high spirits. We will review what happened but we are very enthusiastic about sending our students to the developing world. It's a very valuable way of broadening horizons. Four men are due in court after admitting robbery in connection with the incident on July 24. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice for Tanzania warns that violent and armed crime, including muggings and robberies, are on the increase. Two British teenage girls suffered serious burns after being attacked with acid earlier this month on Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island off the coast of Tanzania.