Indonesia villagers slaughter 292 crocodiles
West Papua (Indonesia), July 16 : Hundreds of crocodiles in Indonesia were slaughtered in a retaliatory attack by locals after a villager was killed by one of the reptiles, officials said on Monday.
The 48-year-old victim was killed by the reptiles after falling into the crocodile's enclosure at a breeding farm in Sorong regency in West Papua on Friday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Following the funeral, villagers armed with various sharp objects, including shovels and hammers, killed all 292 crocodiles they found at the farm, the head of the provincial conservation agency Basar Manullang said in a statement.
Photos released by EPA on Monday show local residents standing over the carcasses of the slain reptiles.
The crocodile is a protected species in the country and their killing is prohibited by law and is punishable by imprisonment or fines.
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
