A long-tailed macaque in Indonesia is captured after a two-week attack in which it injures 18 residents in the town of Tembilahan. The animal bites and claws people during the rampage, with many of the victims targeted when they are alone.
Reports describe the macaque as an adult, with the incident causing a number of injuries significant enough for multiple people to be affected over the same period. Following the attacks, authorities capture the animal, ending the immediate threat to residents. Coverage focuses on the number of people hurt, the duration of the attacks, and the macaque’s behaviour during incidents. Across the available reports, the central details—injuries to 18 people, a two-week timeframe, and the town of Tembilahan—are consistent, with no additional differing angles provided by other outlets in the supplied materials.
