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Reuters Lion and Two Pigs Donated to Zoo Arrive at Kabul Airport

Date: 04-Oct-02
Country: AFGHANISTAN
Author: RR/RCS

Lion and Two Pigs Donated to Zoo Arrive at Kabul Airport Photo: ROMEO RANOCO
Photo: ROMEO RANOCO

At least nine animals donated by Chinese government arrived here this week.

China became the world's first country in many years to donate animals to Afghanistan's war-battered zoo.

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