Police rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests, police said.
While the 19-year-old sister swam in a transparent tank, the younger, 16-year-old was forced into a container where the circus staff tossed snakes at her. She was injured by one of the snakes, police said.
Police arrested three Italians who ran the circus south of Naples, in Salerno province, accusing them of forcing the sisters to live in virtual slavery.
The women were paid 100 euros ($155.8) per week and lived in a trailer that had previously been used to transport animals, they said.
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So compared to the horrors ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Hemp Flower | March 26, 2008 8:25 AM | Score: -2 (2 votes cast)
So compared to the horrors of the Bush economy these girls had it good?
1. Posted by Hemp Flower | March 26, 2008 8:25 AM |
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Posted on March 26, 2008 08:25
2. Posted by Jim Addison | March 27, 2008 5:22 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What kind of "circus" has girls swimming with piranhas, anyway?
Euro=peons . . .
2. Posted by Jim Addison | March 27, 2008 5:22 AM |
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Posted on March 27, 2008 05:22