Escaped tiger mauls man to death

A tiger that broke loose after severe flooding at the Tbilisi Zoo mauled a man to death before being shot by police.

Escaped tiger mauls man to death

The interior ministry in Georgia said the tiger was hiding at an abandoned factory that had been turned into a construction market when he attacked the man. The victim later died of his wounds at a hospital.

“We entered the depot and, suddenly, a white tiger rushed out of an adjacent room and attacked one of the workers, jumping at his throat and mauling him,” colleague Alexander Shavbulashvili said.

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