Tiger Gets Loose on Paris Streets, Is Shot Dead

Tiger Gets Loose on Paris Streets, Is Shot Dead
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A tiger broke free from a Paris circus and roamed the streets south of the Eiffel Tower before it was shot and killed by circus workers, the BBC reported.

Paris Police tweeted that a tiger had escaped at around 6 p.m. local time in the city’s 15th district. It, however, added that “the danger was eliminated.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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