Tiger attacks baby in Indonesia zoo

Jun 30, 2010 - Jakarta |

A young Bengal tiger mauled a three-year-old girl after breaking free from its handlers at an Indonesian zoo, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday, leaving the toddler with head injuries that required surgery.
The 10-month-old male tiger, called Ony, attacked Angelica Rosa while it was being transferred between enclosures at Taman Safari Prigen zoo in East Java on Monday morning, park spokeswoman Tisa Ananda said. “Two keepers were walking the tiger on a leash to an exercise area when all of a sudden he ran very fast and attacked the girl,” Ms Ananda said. “It seems that the tiger, who’s only 10 months old, was excited to see the girl and wanted to play with her.” Although still only a cub, Ony was strong enough to knock over one of the trainers and drag the other as it lunged at the girl, who was visiting the park with her parents.
“One of the keepers fell while the other stopped the tiger,” she said.

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Thieves assault heir of McDonald in France
Marseille, June 29: Geoffrey McDonald, a 60-year-old heir to the US fast-food chain fortune, was violently assaulted when thieves broke into his villa in Provence and snatched 300,000 euros, his lawyer said.
The assailants broke into his house in the village of Eygalieres in south-eastern France on the night of June 18, while the pensioner and his wife were out for the night, according to an official connected to the inquiry. When the pair returned, they were assaulted by the thieves who robbed them of 300,000 to 400,000 euros worth of cash and jewels as well as their passports. Mr McDonald was violently beaten in the assault. —AFP

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