Aqil Fakhr al-Din, a 50-year-old man from Kufa, Iraq, was mauled to death by a lion he had recently purchased, just days after acquiring the animal. The attack occurred as he approached the lion’s cage, leading to fatal injuries, while a neighbor attempted to intervene by shooting the lion with an AK-47, ultimately killing it. Following the incident, al-Din’s body was taken to a hospital, and a police investigation was initiated, highlighting ongoing issues with illegal wildlife trafficking and poor conditions in Iraqi zoos.
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Jessica Watkins, a former prison dormmate of Ghislaine Maxwell, expressed concern for Maxwell's safety amid her willingness to testify about Jeffrey Epstein’s client list, suggesting potential danger given the prison's lack of functional cameras. As the Trump administration faces backlash over the FBI's findings that no incriminating client list was found, Watkins described Maxwell as supportive yet unsettling, noting their interactions in prison. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Jessica Watkins, a former prison...
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