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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