A tiger broke out of its cage during a popular village circus performance in China on Saturday. The tiger then breaks out of the cage and runs into the crowd along the cageTwo children are reportedly bitten by the tiger and taken to a local hospital for treatmentThe tiger went into the crowd and bit two children, according to the report. Linfen government has issued a statement, which claimed that the children sustained scratches, reported China News,. The two children had minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital todayThe news came just a few days after an elderly man nearly had his hand bitten off by a circus tiger in central China . A pensioner is seen feeding food to a lion and a tiger on the street of Xichuan, central ChinaThe circus tiger, set to perform later, mauls the man's right hand and refuses to let go

Source: Daily Mail November 27, 2017 08:56 UTC