Tiger roaming Paris streets shot dead by circus owner

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The 200-kilogramme animal had escaped from a travelling circus that had just arrived in the south-west of the French capital and was sighted prowling streets near a television centre and hospital before it was shot dead by the circus owner.

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A tiger that escaped from a circus in Paris on Friday was shot dead by the owner, who was then taken into custody, police said, reports Expatica.