KUNMING. September 10. KAZINFORM  Dogs killed six protected deer in a zoo in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday, zoo management said Friday. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Four dogs got into the Yunnan Wildlife Zoo and killed four spotted deer and two fallow deer. Another two deer and an emu were seriously injured, said Tang Yangchun, head of the zoo's animal management department.

Tang suspected some people were behind the attack. "The gates were guarded round the clock. And the dogs couldn't have climbed over the 2.5-meter zoo fence by themselves."

The dogs, which were captured or killed by zoo workers, seemed well-fed and trained to kill, Tang said.

The dead state-level protected deer were buried after disinfection. The injured animals are being treated. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version