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Ethopian Girl Reportedly Guarded by Lions-cats chase off men trying to force her to marry
NBC ^
| 3-23-16
Posted on 03/23/2016 4:23:22 AM PDT by SJackson
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.
The girl, missing for a week, had been taken by seven men who wanted to force her to marry one of them, said Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo, speaking by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, about 350 miles southwest of Addis Ababa.
She was beaten repeatedly before she was found June 9 by police and relatives on the outskirts of Bita Genet, Wondimu said. She had been guarded by the lions for about half a day, he said.
“They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest,” Wondimu said.
“If the lions had not come to her rescue, then it could have been much worse. Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage,” he said.
'Some kind of miracle'
Tilahun Kassa, a local government official who corroborated Wondimu’s version of the events, said one of the men had wanted to marry the girl against her wishes.
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Maybe we should train lions to guard airports.
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:23:22 AM PDT
by
SJackson
To: SJackson
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:32:06 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: SJackson
God’s creation putting it’s paw down on bad behavior :)
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:33:52 AM PDT
by
BlackAdderess
(What would poll higher, having the GOPe as houseguests, or having black mold?)
To: SJackson
Lions are pack animals and take to people quite nicely when raised around them.
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:35:32 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Daffynition; Slings and Arrows
Good kitty!!!! Very good kitty. I’d love to have a kitty guardian angel. I’m glad this girl had one...or two...
Kitty ping!!!!
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:46:49 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(I want to visit night's Plutonian shore.)
To: SJackson
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:53:04 AM PDT
by
BuffaloJack
(Slavery will continue to exist and thrive as long a Islam continues to exist.)
To: Daffynition
To: SJackson
The lion shall lay down with the lamb
And the beast from the wild shall be led by a child child.
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:56:33 AM PDT
by
Tupelo
(Honest men go to Washington, but honest men do not stay in Washington.)
To: SJackson
Forcing a 12 y.o. into marriage...can you guess the religion?
So it’s not just dogs they have a problem with?
To: SJackson
Ethiopian Lion. Note the black mane:
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posted on
03/23/2016 4:59:34 AM PDT
by
grimalkin
(Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill)
To: SJackson
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:01:17 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: Larry Lucido
Quite an alluring a tall tail.
To: SJackson
'Some kind of miracle' Maybe they were using her for bait...
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:04:11 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: SJackson
The lions are more civilized than the two-legged animals living in that country.
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:05:22 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Gefn
Occasionally, the lion needs an guardian angel
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:09:51 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: grimalkin
Cecil in Zimbabwe had a black mane, too.
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:15:29 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
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To: SJackson
This story is VERY Old Testament
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:26:15 AM PDT
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freedumb2003
(Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
To: Daffynition
Izat Kate Upton? Lucky kitties.
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:41:31 AM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: grimalkin
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:45:27 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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