Without comment:

Terrorist Sparrow

'The Dutch animal protection agency said Tuesday it is investigating the shooting death of a sparrow that knocked over 23,000 dominoes during an attempt to set a world record.

'The ill-fated bird flew into an exposition center, threatening to derail a world record Monday, before it was chased into a corner and shot by an exterminator with an air rifle.

'The bird was a common house sparrow - a species placed on the national endangered list last year.

'"Under Dutch law, you need a permit to kill this kind of bird, and a permit can only be granted when there's a danger to public health or a crop," agency spokesman Niels Dorland said.

'"That was not the case. I might add, is it really necessary to kill a bird that knocked over a few dominoes for a game?"'