An elephant named Usama bin Laden, after the 9/11 mastermind and former leader of Al Qaeda, has died in captivity, days after he was captured for killing five villagers in India last month, officials said. The male elephant was tracked since October for apparently killing five people in the Indian state of Assam. ENDANGERED ELEPHANT SHOT 70 TIMES, TUSKS HACKED OFF, OFFICIALS SAYA cause of death wasn't immediately clear. The elephant was believed to be around 35 years old, an age said to be too old for captivity. Forestry officials reportedly said they planned to tame "Laden" using a controversial training method some animal activists equate to torture after it killed five villagers.

Source: Fox News November 17, 2019 14:15 UTC