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/ 30 October 2007

Iraqi fisherman nets shark 200km from sea

A 2m shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200km 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.

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