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Elephant kills mother, girl

HARARE - A UK woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed by a rogue elephant, while her husband escaped unhurt in southwestern Zimbabwe.

HARARE - A UK woman and her 10-year-old daughter were killed by a rogue elephant, while her husband escaped unhurt in southwestern Zimbabwe.

Veronica Poker, 47, and her daughter Shallot died on the spot when they were attacked by a lone elephant during a guided tour in the Hwange game park at the weekend.

Wardens were deployed to track down the elephant, believed to be wounded. - Sapa-AFP

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