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07-31-2002, 06:48 PM
A passenger arriving from Cairo caused panic at Riyadh airport when around 300 live poisonous cobras escaped from his luggage, a newspaper has reported.
Al-Jazirah quoted eyewitnesses and officials at King Khaled International Airport as saying the cobras escaped after a customs officer insisted that the man's suitcases be opened for a search.
It was not immediately known why the passenger, whose nationality was not disclosed, was carrying the snakes.
From http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s636852.htm
Al-Jazirah quoted eyewitnesses and officials at King Khaled International Airport as saying the cobras escaped after a customs officer insisted that the man's suitcases be opened for a search.
It was not immediately known why the passenger, whose nationality was not disclosed, was carrying the snakes.
From http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s636852.htm