Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Man dies after being attacked by white tigers in Singapore















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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