Croc blessing gone wrong
August 21, 2008 2:37 pm
Wow, who could have forseen this one. From the AFP:
DHAKA (AFP) – A crocodile killed and devoured a 25-year-old man in Bangladesh who waded into a pond next to a shrine hoping to be blessed by the animal, police said Thursday.
Inspector Humayun Kabir told AFP that Rubel Sheikh and his mother travelled 50 kilometres (30 miles) from their home to visit the Muslim Khan Jahan Ali shrine, where the attack happened.
Kabir said hundreds of people visit the shrine every day to offer hens and goats to the five crocodiles living in the pond. Part of the ritual also involves bathing in the water.
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3 Comments
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August 22, 2008
Wha? Muslim offerings to crocodiles? I thought it was Hindu at first. I suppose it’s because I haven’t actually read the Qur’an, but tell me, are there crocodiles in there? Holy crocodiles!
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August 22, 2008
By the way, I’m starting to have shaky hands and other miscellaneous withdrawal symptoms over here. New episode perrty please with sugar on top?!?!
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August 27, 2008
Darwin award candidate for sure.
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