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Ethopian Girl Reportedly Guarded by Lions-cats chase off men trying to force her to marry
NBC ^
| 3-23-16
Posted on 03/23/2016 4:23:22 AM PDT by SJackson
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.
The girl, missing for a week, had been taken by seven men who wanted to force her to marry one of them, said Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo, speaking by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, about 350 miles southwest of Addis Ababa.
She was beaten repeatedly before she was found June 9 by police and relatives on the outskirts of Bita Genet, Wondimu said. She had been guarded by the lions for about half a day, he said.
They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest, Wondimu said.
If the lions had not come to her rescue, then it could have been much worse. Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage, he said.
'Some kind of miracle'
Tilahun Kassa, a local government official who corroborated Wondimus version of the events, said one of the men had wanted to marry the girl against her wishes.
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To: grimalkin
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:47:57 AM PDT
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knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: SgtHooper
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posted on
03/23/2016 5:59:13 AM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
To: Daffynition
Looks like 12 going on 20
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posted on
03/23/2016 7:00:37 AM PDT
by
CMailBag
To: SJackson
If true, I hope she will use her life that God preserved and protected for something worthy. I also would love to hear that the lions got a meal as a reward for their good behavior or will eventually get that well-deserved meal when the thugs are unprepared.
[Note: I assume the victim didn’t look like an actress, and didn’t look over 21 y/o - that’s just a relevant picture, not an actual photo of the victim of some barbaric cult.]
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03/23/2016 7:36:17 AM PDT
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Pollster1
("A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to meand over an is worthless." - Scalia)
To: Gefn; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...
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03/23/2016 10:34:41 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
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To: SJackson
Animals are much smarter than we give them credit for.
Thank-you God for YOUR ANIMAL and HUMAN CREATION.
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posted on
03/23/2016 10:44:52 AM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: Slings and Arrows; Gefn
I saw that story a day or so ago? Would it have been on FB?
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posted on
03/23/2016 11:15:08 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
(You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.)
To: Monkey Face
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posted on
03/23/2016 11:15:33 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
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To: Daffynition
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03/23/2016 11:19:19 AM PDT
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NorthMountain
(A plague o' both your houses.)
To: Daffynition
She doesn’t look like a local (blond hair) and she looks older than 12. Not saying this didn’t happen I am just suspicious of the photo.
Good kitties!
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03/23/2016 11:22:14 AM PDT
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Ditter
(God Bless Texas!)
To: Ditter
She doesn’t look like a local (blond hair) and she looks older than 12. Not saying this didn’t happen I am just suspicious of the photo. That's an old picture.
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03/23/2016 11:31:22 AM PDT
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cynwoody
To: cynwoody
Yes, and it’s not the girl in the story.
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03/23/2016 11:39:16 AM PDT
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Ditter
(God Bless Texas!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
03/23/2016 12:18:13 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
(You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.)
To: SJackson
believe it or not,,, I’ve seen some hella-fine looking Ethiopian women in my life...
but not lately though..
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posted on
03/23/2016 1:28:51 PM PDT
by
ßuddaßudd
(>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
To: SJackson
This story is from 2005. I knew I heard about it a long time ago.
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posted on
03/23/2016 1:35:42 PM PDT
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Twotone
(Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
To: SJackson
To: afraidfortherepublic
With God, ALL things are POSSIBLE.
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posted on
03/23/2016 3:03:02 PM PDT
by
Twinkie
(John 3:16)
To: SJackson
In rural Ethiopia...pussy eats you!
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posted on
03/23/2016 8:30:15 PM PDT
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RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: SgtHooper; CMailBag; NorthMountain
Hurry up and serve the appetizer!
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posted on
03/24/2016 1:22:00 AM PDT
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Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
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