In the early 1990s, an Afghan fighter apparently showing off in front of his friends jumped into Marjan's cage. The lion promptly bit his arm off and the man died later in hospital.
Seeking revenge, the dead man's friend returned to the zoo and threw a grenade at the lion, which tore into his legs and blew off a side of his muzzle.
thats weird poetic justice...but sad for everyone just the same
In the mid-1990s there was a blood feud between members of an Afghan clan and the Kabul Zoo lion. Long story, but briefly one man dead, grenades thrown, lion blinded.
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People are just plain sick!
When the Muj enetered Kabul after the fall of Najibullah's regime they ate all the zoo animals.
All the halal ones anyway.
people taking revenge against a lion...and I thought the Panda situations was bad...
In the early 1990s, an Afghan fighter apparently showing off in front of his friends jumped into Marjan's cage. The lion promptly bit his arm off and the man died later in hospital.
Seeking revenge, the dead man's friend returned to the zoo and threw a grenade at the lion, which tore into his legs and blew off a side of his muzzle.
thats weird poetic justice...but sad for everyone just the same
It's really a sad story, poor thing.
One of those memories.
i thought i was gonna be directed to ur blog!lol:P
Marjan
In the mid-1990s there was a blood feud between members of an Afghan clan and the Kabul Zoo lion. Long story, but briefly one man dead, grenades thrown, lion blinded.
don't you ever wonder where these clowns come from???