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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — A lion which escaped from a theme park near the Turkish resort of Antalya was shot dead on Sunday after attacking a man, the local governor and media reports said.
At that moment, the security forces came," he said. "If I had not been strong, I wouldn't be here right now." Antalya's governor said in a statement that the lion had been tracked down and shot dead.
ISTANBUL - A lion that escaped a theme park near the Turkish resort of Antalya was shot dead on July 6 after attacking a man, the local governor and media reports said.
As the lion was biting my calf and my neck, I grabbed him around the neck and began to squeeze, and he backed off. At that moment, the security forces came," he said. "If I had not been strong, I ...
The male lion, named Zeus, broke out of its enclosure at the Land of Lions (Aslan Diyari) zoo in the Manavgat district around 3.21 am, according to the Antalya Governor's Office.
Antalya’s governor said in a statement that the lion had been tracked down and shot dead. “It was not possible to catch the escaped lion alive because it posed a danger to people and the ...
Twin lion cubs named "Osimhen" and "Ciro," born at Berkem Aslan Diyarı in Antalya, southern Türkiye, have become mascots of the wildlife park, boosting visitor numbers. Located in the Manavgat ...