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Article: Indonesian Loggers Called Terrorists
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- November 5, 2003
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SUZANNE PLUNKETT, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
11-05-2003
Dateline: BUKIT LAWANG, Indonesia
Debris from the flash flood is piled up around empty orangutan cages, at the damaged Orangutang Rehablilitation Center, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, in Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia. A devastating flood in Indonesia that left more than 200 people dead or missing has driven home a stark warning: Rampant logging in Sumatra's forests is harming not only endangered animals but humans too. It is unclear how many orangutans were killed in the flood. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
Indonesia's environment minister on Wednesday likened illegal loggers to "terrorists" for rampant deforestation blamed for a ...