Wild bear shot after running amok at a shopping mall in Russia
MOSCOW — A wild bear has wandered through a shopping mall in Russia’s Far East before being shot and killed by police. No injuries were reported.
In this video frame grab made available by Associated Press Television News on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, a wild bear leaves a shopping mall after pushing open its doors in the city of Khabarovsk close to the Chinese border, far eastern Russia. Photo: AP/APTN
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MOSCOW — A wild bear has wandered through a shopping mall in Russia’s Far East before being shot and killed by police. No injuries were reported.
Local TV channel MestoproTV released a video yesterday (Oct 14) that showed the bear smashing a window and roaming around the mall. It then ran to a nearby playground in the city of Khabarovsk close to the Chinese border.
On exit, the bear pushed open the store’s doors and barreled down the street. The video showed camouflaged law enforcement officer pursue the animal and shoot it dead on the playground.
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s main state investigative agency, has launched a probe into the legitimacy of police action.
The television report said the bear was between two and three years old, making it a teenager in bear years. AP
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