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Sumatran tiger takes up residence at oil company's office

Jakarta - A Sumatran tiger entered an office of an oil company in Riau province and has remained there for the last 12 hours, local media reports said Wednesday. 

The tiger, an endangered species in Indonesia, came through the front door and entered an office of PT Bumi Siak oil company in Siak district of Riau province in eastern Sumatra on Tuesday evening, the state-run Antara news agency reported. 

An office employee, who identified himself only as Darman, was about to leave the office on Tuesday evening when the tiger suddenly appeared and went into one of the offices, he said. 

"The tiger is still in the office room but we don't have the courage to approach it," Darman said. 

The Sumatran tiger is believed to be the last remaining sub-species of tiger i

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