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News Article: Sacrificial Sheep Shoves Man to His Death
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian sheep destined
for sacrificial slaughter forestalled its owner's plans by
pushing him to his death from a three-story building, police
said Tuesday.
They said Waheeb Hamoudah, 56, who worked in the police tax
evasion department, had been feeding the sheep he had tethered
on the rooftop when it butted him.
Neighbors found Hamoudah lying bleeding and concussed on
the ground below, with several broken bones, Monday. He died
soon after reaching hospital.
Hamoudah had been fattening the sheep for the past six
weeks and planned to kill it for Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast
of sacrifice, in early March.
Many Egyptian city-dwellers keep livestock on rooftops,
balconies or in basements, especially in the run-up to Eid
al-Adha.
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