An Israeli tank was stolen from a military zone. Authorities found it in a junkyard
JERUSALEM, Oct 10: Israeli authorities are trying to figure out how a heavily armored, but unarmed, tank was stolen from a military training zone after finding it discarded in a junkyard. The Israeli Merkava 2 tank disappeared from a training zone in northern Israel near the coastal city of Haifa, the Israeli army said Wednesday. The training zone is closed to the public when in use, but is otherwise accessible to passersby.
Police said the 65-ton tank was found abandoned in a scrapyard near a military base. In a video from the scene, the army green tank towers alongside rusty scraps of metal and other industrial castoffs. The army said the Merkava 2 was decommissioned years ago and was unarmed. It said it had been used most recently as a “stationary vehicle for soldiers’ exercises.” Police said they had arrested two suspects in connection with the theft. (AP)
Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe; moved to New Mexico
SANTA FE, Oct 10: A wandering bull moose was captured in downtown Santa Fe and relocated to a suitable habitat in northern New Mexico, authorities said. State Game and Fish officials and Animal Service Officers for the city said the moose was spotted about 8 a.m. Tuesday near Fort Marcy Park.
Officers set up a perimeter to protect residents and pedestrians in the park, which is a popular walking area. Authorities said a bull moose can be aggressive toward humans and pets, especially during the breeding season, which begins in late September. The moose was sedated with a tranquilizer dart and loaded onto a trailer before being evaluated by a Game and Fish Department veterinarian and determined to be in good health. Department biologists estimate the moose weighed more than 900 pounds (400 kilograms) and was 4 to 5 years old. Game and Fish officials said moose are a protected game animal in New Mexico and there is not an open hunting season for them. (AP)
