Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Mayor of the Asir region, Abdullah Al-Jali, was attacked by a baboon, indicating that work is underway to limit its spread.
Amin Asir published a video clip on his page on the social networking site, Twitter, of a group of baboons in a tweet that was re-posted by the official page of the Asir Municipality on Twitter.
Al-Jali said in a comment: “You tell the monkey, Abu Kashha.. This is your peace, may God become the sheikh of the herd.. He attacked me while I was throwing a bag in a garbage barrel, may God honor you.. He does not know that he chose to attack the wrong person. For information, we are working in full swing with our colleagues in the (National Center for the Development of wildlife) to limit its spread.
In the same tweet, Amin Asir published an infographic showing the damage caused by the increase in baboons.