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Killer elephant called Bin Laden shot dead in India
An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in eastern India, officials said on Saturday.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:07 May 31, 2008
Patna: An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in eastern India, officials said on Saturday.
Forest officials and a police team tracked down the animal in the eastern state of Jharkhand late on Friday, where it was shot dead by 20 bullets, a senior government official said.
The wild male elephant had been terrorising villagers in two states, destroying their crops and homes.
Hundreds of villagers gathered on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the dead elephant.
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