Man Held in Panda Death
Associated Press
BEIJING —
A peasant in central China was arrested for killing a giant panda, New China News Agency said today. Under new instructions from China’s highest court, the man faces a possible death penalty. Fewer than 1,000 giant pandas exist in the wild.
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