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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 worker holds a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) after unloading it from 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]