{"id":48042,"date":"2016-02-13T18:46:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T16:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=48042"},"modified":"2016-02-13T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T16:46:52","slug":"wild-elephant-rampage-in-indian-village-caught-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=48042","title":{"rendered":"Wild elephant rampage in Indian village caught on video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"articleLocatio&lt;\/span&gt;n\">A wild elephant went on a rampage in a village in India&#8217;s eastern West Bengal state on Wednesday, damaging around 100 structures, villagers said.<span id=\"midArticle_byline\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Video taken in the village of Ektiasal showed the beast wandering around and knocking over flimsy huts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and woke up villagers with its roaring.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The elephant entered from a nearby forest area. 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