Rooster blown to smithereens

The case of the 'suicide rooster' had enough interest to be featured in Australian newspapers, and good ol' fark. Mad.

The bird, which had canisters with protruding wires strapped to its wings, was spotted by a member of the public in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham during the morning.

Police decided to take no chances and herded the bird up an alleyway and called the army bomb disposal squad, Senior Sergeant Ian Freeman of Christchurch police said.

The chicken was put down, and the contents of the canisters strapped to the body were found to be harmless.

"He's gone to the big chookery in the sky, which is unfortunate for him, but we've got to sort these things out," Sgt Freeman said.
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