http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/06/asia/AS-ODD-Nepal-Airplane-Sacrifice.php
Nepalese airline sacrifices goats to please gods, help repair airplane
The Associated Press
Published: September 6, 2007
KATMANDU, Nepal: Nepal's state run airline sacrificed two goats
earlier this week, hoping it would please the gods and resolve
technical problems with a troubled jet, officials said Thursday.
One of the airline's two Boeing 757 aircraft has been grounded for
maintenance since last month. The other jet has suffered technical
problems that forced the airline to cancel several flights, stranding
passengers.
Hoping to end those problems, the airline sacrificed the goats
earlier this week, according to an airline official who spoke on
condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.
It is common in predominantly Hindu Nepal to sacrifice animals hoping
for good luck and blessings.
A photograph published in the Kantipur newspaper earlier this week
showed the two goats sacrificed in front of the plane Sunday. The
photographer was detained for hours for taking photographs in a
restricted area.
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