ADVERTISEMENTAn animal handler on Friday shot dead his escaped circus tiger in the middle of a Paris district about a mile from the Eiffel Tower, according to French officials. Witnesses said the animal was shot two or three times before it collapsed. The tramway had been shut down “because of the presence of a tiger” on the tracks the Paris transit agency said. #RATP #T3a — T3a RATP (@T3a_RATP) November 24, 2017The 450-pound, two-year-old tiger was shot before French firefighters arrived on the scene, L’Express reported. The tiger had escaped from the Bormann Moreno circus, which recently set up in the city for shows slated to begin in about a week.

Source: Huffington Post November 25, 2017 03:33 UTC