Six Suspected Tiger Poachers Killed in Bangladesh Mangrove Shootout

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Dhaka, Shawwal 24, 1436, Aug 9, 2015, SPA -- At least six suspected wildlife poachers were killed in an armed encounter with law enforcement in the southern Bangladeshi district of Khulna, the prime habitat of endangered Bengal tigers, police said Sunday. Police official Habibur Rahman said that police who form part of an anti-poaching drive had returned fire after poachers shot at them in the Sundarbans forest. An unidentified number of poachers were killed in the clashes, Rahman said, adding that the officers had seized five guns and three tiger skins at the scene, located about 200 kilometers away from the capital Dhaka, dpa reported. -- SPA 18:49 LOCAL TIME 15:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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