Two tourists from UK and New Zealand killed by elephant, Zambian police say

Commissioner says two women were attacked by female elephant that was with a calf

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Two female tourists from the UK and New Zealand have been killed by an elephant while on a walking safari in a national park in Zambia, police in the southern African country have said.