Indonesian massacres "hundreds" of fangs in the revenge attack

SORONG, Indonesia – An angry mob massacred nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday.

The revenge killing occurred Saturday in the province of Papua after the funeral of the man who perished in a crocodile farm. The victim, identified as Sugito, 48, was bitten in the leg and then hit the tail of one of the crocodiles, who According to the authorities, Sugito 's parents and residents, angry at him. location of the farm near a residential area, walked to the local police station,

. nulang said that they had been told that the farm had agreed to pay compensation.

"We reached an agreement with the victim's family and conveyed our condolences," he added.

But the crowd counted hundreds They were not satisfied and were heading to the crocodile farm with knives, machetes and shovels that they used to slaughter 292 fangs, four-inch babies to adults of two meters, according to the authorities

. They said that they were unable to stop the macabre attack.

The authorities said that they were investigating and could be laying criminal charges.

"For the moment we are still questioning the witnesses," said Dewa Made Sidan Sutrahna, chief of police of Papua. district

The Indonesian archipelago is home to a vast array of wild animals, including several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans.

In March, authorities from the Indonesian half of the island of Borneo fired It killed a six-foot-long crocodile after eating a local palm worker.

Two years ago, a Russian tourist was killed by a crocodile in the Raja Ampat Islands, a popular dive site in the east of the archipelago. / cbb

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