Indonesians arrested over Sumatran tiger poaching


This handout from the Indonesian Police taken on May 14, 2017 and released on May 15, 2017 shows Indonesian police displaying tiger bones in Argamakmur, North Bengkulu. Indonesian authorities have arrested two men on suspicion of poaching Sumatran tigers and seized a skin and bones taken from one of the rare animals, a national park official said on May 15. - AFP PHOTO

Bengkulu, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian authorities have arrested two men on suspicion of poaching Sumatran tigers and seized a skin and bones taken from one of the rare animals, a national park official said Monday.

Awaludin and Sabian, who like many Indonesians go by one name, were detained Saturday by police and forest rangers in a village in North Bengkulu district on western Sumatra island. 

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