Men held after endangered monkey killed and eaten in Facebook livestream

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Six suspects identified in Vietnam after broadcast that depicted killing and eating of langur monkey

A Leaf-eating langur
 Leaf-eating langurs are among the most endangered primate species in the world and are only found in the northern part of Vietnam. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian

Six men were arrested in central Vietnam for killing and eating an endangered monkey while live-streaming it on social media, police said on Friday.

The men, aged from 35 to 59, filmed themselves with a mobile phone eating a langur monkey and streamed the video on Facebook on 17 November. They were finally identified and arrested on Thursday.

“It took time for us to figure out the suspects involved,” a police officer in central Ha Tinh province told AFP.

The trafficking and consumption of rare and endangered species is widespread in Vietnam as many still believe in the healing and medicinal qualities of…

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  1. I really had a hard time believing this – about one of the worst things I have ever heard of. And I am glad the do not live in a country that will make excuses for them and only give them a wrist slap like they do here. At least I hope so.

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