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Georgia police shoot tiger that killed man after zoo escapePolice in Tbilisi say a tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at a zoo in the Georgian capital over the weekend has been shot by marksmen after it killed a man and wounded another.It has emerged that other animals may still be on the loose, amid conflicting statements from the government and zoo officials.The man who died is believed to be in his 40s. The tiger reportedly attacked him around midday as he and two others entered a flood-damaged building near Tbilisi’s Heroes Square in the centre of the city, a few hundred metres from the zoo.It brings to 20 the number of people killed in the disaster, with most of the casualties residents of homes that were flooded by the sudden deluge on Saturday night. At least six people are reported to be still missing.Amid scenes of panic on Wednesday, police swarmed over the area and officers from the “special tasks” department of Georgia’s interior ministry surrounded the big cat inside a complex of garages and warehouses. Initial reports had said it was a lion.About an hour and a half after the attack, an interior ministry spokeswoman said the rare white tiger had been “liquidated”. The big cat was shot as it tried to attack one of the officers, said another official. He added: “They had no possibility of using a tranquiliser.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/ju...killed-man


Video of the Tiger being carried away and a video of an Escaped Hippo roaming the streets ^^ Reply