Tourists look at an empty white tiger
enclosure at the Singapore Zoo November 13, 2008 after a man was mauled to
death there.(Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13 (Chinese media) -- A Malaysian contract
worker died after being attacked by three white tigers at the Singapore Zoo on
Thursday, local media reported.
Nordin Bin Montong, 32, jumped into an enclosure at
the White Tiger exhibit and was subsequently attacked by the white tigers, said
local TV Channel News Asia.
The commotion attracted the attention of nearby zoo
keepers who went into the exhibit to distract the tigers in order to rescue
Nordin.
Tourists look at an empty white tiger
enclosure at the Singapore Zoo November 13, 2008 after a man was mauled to
death there. (Chinese media/Reuters Photo)
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Gallery
Singapore police told Channel NewsAsia that they
received a report at 12:30 p.m. local time (0430 GMT) about a man sustaining
neck injuries at the zoo. Paramedics were called to the scene and Nordin was
pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m.
According to the report, police are investigating the
cause of the incident, and the White Tiger exhibit has been temporarily closed
as a precautionary measure.
According to the zoo's website, the exhibited white tigers are Bengal White Tigers, who are found exclusively within South Asia in the wild, notably in India.
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