Police shoot dead a tiger spotted on US highway

US police have shot dead a tiger that was spotted running along on a Georgia highway.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2017 - 15:59

US police have shot dead a tiger that was spotted running along on a Georgia highway.

Henry County Police Department spokesman Joey Smith said that drivers reported seeing a tiger early on Wednesday on the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Stockbridge, about 20 miles south east of Atlanta.

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