Cub, parrots snatched from zoo

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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/gaza.zoo.reut/index.html

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Armed robbers made off with a lion cub and two Arabic-speaking parrots in a recent raid on Gaza's zoo, the Palestinian police chief and newspapers said.

Suod al-Shawwa, the zoo's chairman of the board, told Palestinian newspapers four masked gunmen used blankets to try and snatch a pair of lion cubs, but only managed to capture one.

"They wrapped the lion cub in a blanket and took him away," Shawwa said.

He said the Kalashnikov-toting gang first tied the zoo keeper up in a cafeteria and then made their way to the cages, where they also seized the parrots.
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My usual profound distaste about police brutality is withheld on this one. I hope the Pal cops find the little cub and parrots safe and sound. Then I hope they find these perps and beat the ____ out of them.

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1. though i agree...

it might be tough "beating the crap out of them" since they appear to be well armed with AK-47s

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2. This story made BBC News

The English like animals a lot as we all know; they even have a "Have your say" section starting on it asking if people have photos of the two cubs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4477202.stm