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Tiger Kills Buddhist Monk while Meditating in India

A tiger is seen at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand Chaiwat Subprasom/ Reuters
A tiger is seen at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand Chaiwat Subprasom/ Reuters
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Tiger Kills Buddhist Monk while Meditating in India

A tiger is seen at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand Chaiwat Subprasom/ Reuters
A tiger is seen at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand Chaiwat Subprasom/ Reuters

A tiger killed a Buddhist monk who was meditating in a protected forest in western India, officials said.

The Reserve's Deputy Conservator Gajendra Narwane said the Monk Rahul Walke, 35, had been "meditating under a tree" in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.

"The killed monk had been meditating in the same place for the last month," Narwane added.

Walke's body was found Tuesday by two monks who used to visit him with food and water.

According to the German News Agency, this deadly attack is the second in the past few days. The local authorities are working to catch the fierce animal.

A tiger attacked a villager who was visiting a historic Hindu temple in the same forest, and killed him last week.

Forest authorities surrounded the area and allowed the villagers to visit the temple during specific hours.

Forest Director NR Pravin said the authorities had warned locals from going to the forest and asked the Buddhist monks to evacuate the area.

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UK's Oldest Man, WWII Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110

WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)
WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)
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UK's Oldest Man, WWII Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110

WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)
WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)

Britain’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110.

Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.

In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose's death, calling him a “war hero.”

“Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident," he added, The AP news reported.

In May, Rose joined 45 other veterans as guests of honor at a tea party celebration hosted by the Royal British Legion at the National Memorial Arboretum, to mark 80 years since Victory in Europe Day.

Rose, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1914 following the outbreak of hostilities in World War I, said at the event that he did not celebrate VE Day at the time.

“When I heard that the armistice had been signed 80 years ago, I was in Germany at Belsen and, like most active soldiers, I didn’t get to celebrate at that time," he said. “We just did what we thought was right and it was a relief when it was over.”

Originally from the village of Westcott, southwest of London, Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the Royal British Legion. He received a number of medals and was awarded France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur.

Rose is also believed to have been the UK’s oldest man.