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Lions Kill Villagers After
Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 At least three villagers are reported to have been killed in eastern Kenya by lions besieging villages in an attempt to find their offspring. Senior politicians in the Garissa region said the attacks began after a Somali militia near the border with Kenya stole three cubs. Witnesses claim a pride of 15 lions attacked homes in Liboi and Kulan in the Garissa district on Sunday night, while villagers were asleep. Police reported that at least three people died and a further two were seriously injured. The attack follows a series of incidents over the past two weeks in which herdsmen in Garissa have been attacked by lions. One man was mauled to death as he fetched water from a well. In a similar attack, a pride of 10 lions encircled villagers retrieving water at a well in Liboi, before police intervened. Lions even invaded the local police station, allegedly forcing armed officers to run away in terror. As well as targeting humans, the lions have killed about 50 goats and more than a dozen cows. Most of the attacks have been on herdsmen in the countryside. But on one occasion the lions wandered into the main town of Liboi, 10 miles from the Somali border. Police officers fired into the air as people ran for safety. Abdullahi Rage, the area chief, said deaths were only just starting to be confirmed. Some of the victims were initially reported as missing, but their bodies were later discovered in the bush. Mr Rage said 23 lions had been spotted in the area. Local politicians have called on the Kenyan government to help protect residents from the lions and to compensate the families of the victims. They have also suggested cross-border meetings with Somali community leaders in an attempt to secure the release of the cubs and prevent further kidnappings. Officials from the Kenya Wildlife Service have twice tried to retrieve the cubs from the Somali militiamen. But their attempts at negotiation have been rebuffed. It is claimed the militiamen demanded a ransom for the return of the cubs. According to pastoralists who witnessed the kidnapping, soldiers belonging to the Somalia Patriotic Movement, based in the Somali town of Dobley 20 miles from the border, took the cubs from a lioness two weeks ago. They fired several shots into the air as the other lions in the pride charged at them. While attacks have been documented in Kenya it is not yet known how many people have been killed by the lions within Somalia. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it suspected the militia men were paid to steal the cubs, which were then sold at markets in Somalia. But, the KWS, which has been criticised for not containing the lions, disputed the number of people who had died. A spokesman for the organisation claimed that only one person had so far been killed. "We have sent our people on to the ground. If the lions are a threat, appropriate action will be taken," said Gichuki Kabukuru of the KWS. At least three villagers are reported to have been killed in eastern Kenya by lions besieging villages in an attempt to find their offspring. Senior politicians in the Garissa region said the attacks began after a Somali militia near the border with Kenya stole three cubs. Witnesses claim a pride of 15 lions attacked homes in Liboi and Kulan in the Garissa district on Sunday night, while villagers were asleep. Police reported that at least three people died and a further two were seriously injured. The attack follows a series of incidents over the past two weeks in which herdsmen in Garissa have been attacked by lions. One man was mauled to death as he fetched water from a well. In a similar attack, a pride of 10 lions encircled villagers retrieving water at a well in Liboi, before police intervened. Lions even invaded the local police station, allegedly forcing armed officers to run away in terror. As well as targeting humans, the lions have killed about 50 goats and more than a dozen cows. Most of the attacks have been on herdsmen in the countryside. But on one occasion the lions wandered into the main town of Liboi, 10 miles from the Somali border. Police officers fired into the air as people ran for safety. Abdullahi Rage, the area chief, said deaths were only just starting to be confirmed. Some of the victims were initially reported as missing, but their bodies were later discovered in the bush. Mr Rage said 23 lions had been spotted in the area. Local politicians have called on the Kenyan government to help protect residents from the lions and to compensate the families of the victims. They have also suggested cross-border meetings with Somali community leaders in an attempt to secure the release of the cubs and prevent further kidnappings. Officials from the Kenya Wildlife Service have twice tried to retrieve the cubs from the Somali militiamen. But their attempts at negotiation have been rebuffed. It is claimed the militiamen demanded a ransom for the return of the cubs. According to pastoralists who witnessed the kidnapping, soldiers belonging to the Somalia Patriotic Movement, based in the Somali town of Dobley 20 miles from the border, took the cubs from a lioness two weeks ago. They fired several shots into the air as the other lions in the pride charged at them. While attacks have been documented in Kenya it is not yet known how many people have been killed by the lions within Somalia. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said it suspected the militia men were paid to steal the cubs, which were then sold at markets in Somalia. But, the KWS, which has been criticised for not containing the lions, disputed the number of people who had died. A spokesman for the organisation claimed that only one person had so far been killed. "We have sent our people on to the ground. If the lions are a threat, appropriate action will be taken," said Gichuki Kabukuru of the KWS. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...cle1093528.ece |
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In article . com,
Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- The greatest enemy of science is pseudoscience. Jaffa cakes. Sweet delicious orangey jaffa goodness, and an abject lesson why parroting information from the web will not teach you cosmology. Official emperor of sci.physics. Please pay no attention to my butt poking forward, it is expanding. Relf's Law? "Bull**** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches the odour of roses." |
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![]() Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. |
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In article . com,
Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. What medication are you on? -- The greatest enemy of science is pseudoscience. Jaffa cakes. Sweet delicious orangey jaffa goodness, and an abject lesson why parroting information from the web will not teach you cosmology. Official emperor of sci.physics. Please pay no attention to my butt poking forward, it is expanding. Relf's Law? "Bull**** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches the odour of roses." |
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![]() Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. What medication are you on? -- and you? |
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In article .com,
Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. What medication are you on? -- and you? I don't need medication. You're the ****wit. -- The greatest enemy of science is pseudoscience. Jaffa cakes. Sweet delicious orangey jaffa goodness, and an abject lesson why parroting information from the web will not teach you cosmology. Official emperor of sci.physics. Please pay no attention to my butt poking forward, it is expanding. Relf's Law? "Bull**** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches the odour of roses." |
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You had to post the DOOM AND GLOOM apocalyse reference in a separate
post, WartHole? You're slipping! Shame on you! Saul Levy On 22 Jun 2006 10:37:34 -0700, "Warhol" wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 At least three villagers are reported to have been killed in eastern Kenya by lions besieging villages in an attempt to find their offspring. |
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That's WartHole's problem. He isn't on any meds! Something to knock
him out would be appropriate! Saul Levy On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:24:09 +0100, Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. What medication are you on? |
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I'm not, Warped Hole! Go right ahead and make another false prophet
prediction! I'm ready! Saul Levy On 22 Jun 2006 19:53:50 -0700, "Warhol" wrote: Sadly for you people who need pills and drugs, your problem is due to the methamphetamine scourge which is sweeping America. Millions of Americans are giving up hope. Tragic.. even in the jungle this problem gets attention... you should all better wake up... they are destroying your free will... slowly that's sure... Saul Levy schreef: That's WartHole's problem. He isn't on any meds! Something to knock him out would be appropriate! Saul Levy On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:24:09 +0100, Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: In article . com, Warhol wrote: Lions Kill Villagers After Militiamen Steal Cubs By Steve Bloomfield in Nairobi The Independent - UK 6-21-6 alt.astronomy - what the hell has this to do with astronomy, k00kb0i? -- This surly connected to the Cometh of Warhol, flying high above our heads. the missing signe to all the other strange things happing a around us, we dont want to see... Annimals feel the Force of the Cometh of the Lion King and start already to revolt against their oppressors and land thieves... The cometh of their Leader who shall lead the annimals to a Jungle of Peace and Love... once the jungle cleaned from Vermin that dare to steal baby's... I am sure the Jews are behind the Kidnappings... who els is out for distruction of the Jungle. What medication are you on? |
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