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IndoForum Junior B
- No. Urut
- 19114
- Sejak
- 19 Jul 2007
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NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A two-metre shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.
Karim Hasan Thamir said he was fishing with his sons last week when they spotted a large fish thrashing about in his net. "I recognised the fish as a shark because I have seen one on a television programme," he told Reuters.
The shark was pulled from the mouth of an irrigation canal that joins the Euphrates River. The Euphrates joins the Tigris River further east to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway which flows south past Basra into the Gulf.
Dr. Mohamed Ajah, assistant dean of the college of science at Thi Qar University in Nassiriya, said barriers in river estuaries usually prevented sharks swimming upstream.
"In this case, I think this animal was there for a long time but no one had managed to see it," he said.
Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence.
Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water.
"This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter," said fisherman Hatim Karim.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/...SO2a63kbDtiBIF
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Terjemahan bebasnya:
seekor ikan hiu telah dijaring di sebuah sungah di bagian selatan irak, 2 Km dari laut
Karim Hasan Thamir berkata ia sedang memancing bersama anaknya ketika dia melihat ada ikan besar di jaringnya. "saya mengenalinya sebagai ikan hiu karena pernah melihat di televisi," ia berkata pada reuter
Ikan hiu tersebut ditarik dari kanal irigasi yang terhubung dengan Sungai Eufrat. Sungai Eufrat terhubung dengan Sungai Tigris di bahagian Timur yang membentuk waterway Shatt Al Arab yang mengalir ke selatan melewati Basra menuju Teluk.
Dr Muhammad Ajah, asisten dekan dari universitas science Thi Qar di Nassiriya berkata bahwa rintangan di muara sungai biasanya menghalangi hiu untuk naik ke hulu sungai
"Dalam case ini, saya rasa binatang itu telah lama berada disana tp tidak ada yang melihatnya" Ia berkata.
Penduduk lokal menuduh bahwa tentara US yang bertanggung jawab atas keberadaan hiu tersebut.
Tahseen Ali, seorang guru mengatakan bahwa "ada 75 persen kemungkinan" orang2 Amerika menaruh hiu tersebut di sungai
"ini sangat menakutkan bagi kami, Anak2 kami selalu berenang di sungai dan saya berkeyakinan bahwa masi ada ikan2 hiu lainnya. Saya percaya Amerika berada di belakang kejadian ini" kata seorang nelayan Hatim Karim.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/...SO2a63kbDtiBIF
Karim Hasan Thamir said he was fishing with his sons last week when they spotted a large fish thrashing about in his net. "I recognised the fish as a shark because I have seen one on a television programme," he told Reuters.
The shark was pulled from the mouth of an irrigation canal that joins the Euphrates River. The Euphrates joins the Tigris River further east to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway which flows south past Basra into the Gulf.
Dr. Mohamed Ajah, assistant dean of the college of science at Thi Qar University in Nassiriya, said barriers in river estuaries usually prevented sharks swimming upstream.
"In this case, I think this animal was there for a long time but no one had managed to see it," he said.
Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence.
Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water.
"This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter," said fisherman Hatim Karim.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/...SO2a63kbDtiBIF
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Terjemahan bebasnya:
seekor ikan hiu telah dijaring di sebuah sungah di bagian selatan irak, 2 Km dari laut
Karim Hasan Thamir berkata ia sedang memancing bersama anaknya ketika dia melihat ada ikan besar di jaringnya. "saya mengenalinya sebagai ikan hiu karena pernah melihat di televisi," ia berkata pada reuter
Ikan hiu tersebut ditarik dari kanal irigasi yang terhubung dengan Sungai Eufrat. Sungai Eufrat terhubung dengan Sungai Tigris di bahagian Timur yang membentuk waterway Shatt Al Arab yang mengalir ke selatan melewati Basra menuju Teluk.
Dr Muhammad Ajah, asisten dekan dari universitas science Thi Qar di Nassiriya berkata bahwa rintangan di muara sungai biasanya menghalangi hiu untuk naik ke hulu sungai
"Dalam case ini, saya rasa binatang itu telah lama berada disana tp tidak ada yang melihatnya" Ia berkata.
Penduduk lokal menuduh bahwa tentara US yang bertanggung jawab atas keberadaan hiu tersebut.
Tahseen Ali, seorang guru mengatakan bahwa "ada 75 persen kemungkinan" orang2 Amerika menaruh hiu tersebut di sungai
"ini sangat menakutkan bagi kami, Anak2 kami selalu berenang di sungai dan saya berkeyakinan bahwa masi ada ikan2 hiu lainnya. Saya percaya Amerika berada di belakang kejadian ini" kata seorang nelayan Hatim Karim.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/...SO2a63kbDtiBIF
