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Monkeys from Chinese zoo attack woman and baby, are killed by police

BEIJING, Jun 25, 2003 (AP WorldStream via COMTEX) -- Four monkeys  
escaped from a zoo in northeastern China and attacked a woman and her  
baby before three of the animals were shot to death by police, the  
official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.

The three adult monkeys and one baby escaped Monday from a zoo in  
Changtu county in Liaoning province, Xinhua said. It did not say what  
species they were.

The monkeys took refuge in a grove of trees and resisted attempts to  
recapture them, the report said.

"One of the monkeys pounced on a woman holding a child, biting her arm  
before leaping back into the tree," Xinhua said. It said police shot  
the adult monkeys "to prevent further attacks."

The baby monkey escaped and is still at large, Xinhua said.

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