'Gangster' monkey shot dead at Cambodian temple

'Gangster' monkey shot dead at Cambodian temple
Agence France Presse
Published: 28 minutes ago
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A violent 20-kilogramme monkey at a temple in
the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh was shot dead after it attacked
visitors, an official said Friday.

The rowdy male macaque was killed on Thursday, because "it had bitten
many people and many people said the monkey was a gangster," said
Chhim Dina, the deputy of Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district.

Just last week the macaque bit a 60-year-old woman on her head, hands
and legs, he said.

"We decided to kill the monkey because it disturbed tourists visiting
Wat Phnom Pagoda," he said, adding that authorities are working to
capture more dangerous monkeys in the area.

Wat Phnom is crowded with some 200 semi-tame macaques who occasionally
cause havoc to nearby homes and hotels, tearing apart tile roofs,
destroying laundry and stealing loose items.

Authorities in the past tried to trap unruly monkeys by getting them
to eat eggs laced with sleeping pills, but were unsuccessful.
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