PARIS – Police in Paris say a tiger escaped from a circus in the city and roamed the streets of the French capital for “some time” before being killed.
Police said that the big cat was “neutralized” by a staff member from the circus near a bridge over the River Seine, about two kilometres from the Eiffel Tower.
Police authorities tweeted “all danger is over” alongside a tiger emoticon.
A Paris police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the tiger had been loose for “some time” Friday but said there had been no reported injuries or casualties.
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Residents in the 15th district where the tiger was shot circulated photos of the beast’s limp corpse on social media – many angry that it had been killed.
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