Robbers Snatch Lion Cub, Parrots From Zoo
Armed robbers made off with a lion cub and two parrots in a recent raid on the Gaza Strip’s new zoo.
Zoo board chairman Suad Shawwa told Palestinian newspapers that four masked men toting Kalashnikov rifles tied up the zookeeper in a cafeteria, then made their way to the cages. They used blankets to try to snatch a pair of lion cubs but only captured one.
Police chief Ala Hosni said forces were investigating the theft, which happened two weeks ago but was only made public over the weekend.
The small zoo opened last month in the crowded, poverty-stricken strip and has squirrels, monkeys, an ostrich and some household pets.
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