Panic at zoo as two lions ESCAPE from their enclosure
VISITORS to a zoo were forced to flee for their lives after two lions escaped from their enclosure.
A lion and a lioness roamed free for two hours as vets stalked them with guns loaded with sedatives
Around 100 people were in the park in Baruth, Brandenburg, near Berlin, when the big cats broke out on Wednesday.
A lion and a lioness roamed free for two hours as vets stalked them with guns loaded with sedatives.
Finally the duo were knocked out and returned to their enclosures.
Animal Park owner Jörg Santos claimed there was "no danger" to visitors as they were still within the security zone surrounding their quarters.
An enquiry into zoo security is underway.
n enquiry into zoo security is underway
The lion escape comes after a water buffalo was shot dead yesterday after roaming through a village and seriously injuring a man.
Police called in a licensed slaughterman to kill the animal after it was reported to be "on the loose" near a primary school in Seighford, Staffordshire, having escaped from a farm.
A water buffalo was shot dead yesterday after roaming through a village and injuring a man
One man suffered a serious leg injury after being knocked over by the animal.
He was taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the emergency services were alerted by a 999 call reporting that the buffalo "had escaped its paddock and was on the loose" in the village.