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Zimbabweans linked to illegal lion hunt appear in court

By FARAI MUTSAKAAssociated Press

Updated July 30, 2015 7:19 AM

A woman moves a sign outside Dr. Walter James Palmer's dental office in Bloomington, Minn., Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Palmer reportedly paid $50,000 to track and kill Cecil, a black-maned lion, just outside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. — A woman moves a sign outside Dr. Walter James Palmer's dental office in Bloomington, Minn., Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Palmer reportedly paid $50,000 to track and kill Cecil, a black-maned lion, just outside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Ann Heisenfelt AP

HARARE, Zimbabwe

This story was originally published July 29, 2015 at 7:44 AM with the headline "Zimbabweans linked to illegal lion hunt appear in court."