Baboons force Zimbabwe radio station off the air

A Zimbabwe radio station was temporarily forced off the air when a group of baboons raided its transmission tower, a state daily reported.

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The Chronicle newspaper said the newly launched YA FM went silent during the breakfast show on Wednesday. Technicians rushed to identify the problem and discovered at least five baboons had chewed through many of the cables. Read more: theguardian.com