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Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man

The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany's "Tiger Queen", according to local media reports.

Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man
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According to BBC News’s source item, Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man, The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany’s “Tiger Queen”, according to local media reports.

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