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Indonesia police rescue turtles from dining table

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-20 10:02
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Indonesia police rescue turtles from dining table

A plainclothes policeman (C) stands guard as workers load a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) onto a truck in Denpasar, capital city of the province of Bali, May 19, 2010. Police said on Tuesday they foiled an attempt to smuggle 71 green turtles for food. The turtles, caught in the waters off Sulawesi Island, have an average weight of 100 kilograms (220 pounds). [Agencies]