Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Friday, February 23, 2007 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE in Beijing South China Morning Post http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZG427ZHYE.html Updated at 12.32pm: A six-year-old girl was mauled to death by a perfoming tiger at a zoo in China as she was being photographed with the animal, state press said on Friday. The attack occurred Thursday at the Kunming Zoo in Yunnan province. The animal lunged at the girl's head when a flashbulb went off as the child was being photographed, the Kunming Daily reported. The tiger held the child's head in its mouth for more than a minute as frantic trainers beat the animal with clubs and a chair, trying to force it to let go of the girl, identified as Rui Xin. She was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead with a crushed skull. Her mother was also bitten on the arm. The male tiger had been performing at the zoo since May 2005, the paper said. Visitors paid 15 yuan for a photo with the animal. Moderator's Note: For more on the Kunming Zoo, see: http://www.aapn.org/zoopage2.html - scroll down to " Kunming " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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