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Cecil lion hunt guide appears in court

The Zimbabwean hunter who led the expedition that killed Cecil the lion appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of organising an illegal hunt.

Theo Bronkhorst, who runs a safari company, denies any wrongdoing over the hunt in July when US dentist Walter Palmer paid to shoot the lion with a bow and arrow.

Zimbabwean officials have called for Palmer to be extradited from the US over the "illegal" killing, claiming he broke the law by financing an illegal hunt.

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Zimbabwe calls for Cecil the lion killer to be extradited

Cecil and Walter Palmer.
Cecil and Walter Palmer. Credit: ITV News

Zimbabwe has called for Cecil the lion killer Walter Palmer to be extradited from the US over the "illegal" killing.

Officials allege Palmer, a 55-year-old dentist from Minnesota, broke the law by financing an illegal hunt.

Palmer claims he thought it was organised above board and did not know Cecil was the country's oldest and most famous lion.

Environment minister Oppah Muchinguri said she understood the Prosecutor-General had already started extradition proceedings against the "foreign poacher".

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