World’s largest crocodile dies
The world’s largest captive saltwater crocodile died Sunday in the Philippines. According to Guinness World Records, the reptile measured 20.24 feet and weighed roughly 2,300 pounds.
According to The Associated Press, the crocodile was believed to have caused deadly attacks on a child and a missing fisherman before its capture in 2011.
According to The Inquisitr, the days leading to its death, the crocodile had a bloated stomach and had not been eating its regular meals. The animal died in the province of Bunawan. According to the town’s Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde, experts believe the crocodile was more than 50 years old.
Suspects detained for Acapulco rape case
In Mexico, several people suspected of having a connection to the rape of six Spanish tourists city of Acapulco were arrested, according to the Daily Mail.
According to the Guardian, five armed men broke into a beach resort on Feb. 4, tying up six men and raping the women. State officials declined to state how many suspects were detained, but Gov. Angel Aguirre said two of those in custody are being investigated in connection to another rape case, according to the AP.
Approximately 40 people, some who claimed to be relatives of five of the detained men, blocked the road to the city’s airport while holding banners claiming the detained suspects were innocent and being made scapegoats. According to AP, tourism industry executives in Acapulco worry the attack might hurt business in the city’s beach resorts.
Painting tagged at the Louvre-Lens
A 28-year-old woman tagged Eugene Delacroix’s 1830 painting “Liberty Leading the People” at the Louvre-Lens in Paris. Police arrested the woman for writing “AE911” across the painting, according to Reuters.
“AE911” stands for Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, an organization of architects, engineers and demolition specialists in support of the conspiracy theory claiming the World Trade Center was destroyed by explosive demolition.
The work depicts a bare-breasted woman raising France’s flag in a war-torn scene. According to Reuters, the Louvre-Lens confirmed on Friday the painting was removed, as the black marker used had not penetrated past the upper layer.
