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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Escaped tiger kills man in Georgia


   A tiger that killed a man and wounded another after escaping from a flooded zoo in Georgia has been shot dead, the Georgian interior ministry says.
The animal was one of several to break free from its enclosure at Tbilisi Zoo last weekend, following severe flooding.
Earlier reports suggested the men may have been attacked by a lion.
Police later captured and killed the animal, which had been sheltering in a warehouse in the city.
Internal Affairs Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said: "We tried our best to sedate the tiger, but it was not possible because the animal was too aggressive. So unfortunately we had to liquidate it."
On Tuesday the zoo suggested that all of the missing lions and tigers had been found dead, with one jaguar unaccounted for - sparking confusion on Wednesday when news of the tiger attack emerged.
Mr Gomelauri said the tiger was eventually found "hiding in an unused store room".
The Interior Ministry remains on high alert, he addedSource: bbc

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