A circus tiger jumped this Sunday from the arena to the public seats during a circus show in the southern Russian region of Rostov-on-Don, causing panic and a stampede among the public.
According to the news portal Life.ruwho posted a video, the incident occurred during the performance, which featured two tamers and three tigersseparated from the public by a security mesh hanging from a ring several meters in diameter.
At one point the safety mesh collapsed, which scared the animals and one jumped towards the audience.
There should be no animals in circuses
The employees of the circus, belonging to the Dovagliuk dynasty, quickly managed to evacuate the people without any victims and return the tiger to the cage.
Russian police reported that they are investigating the circumstances of the events.
«At this time, verifications are being carried out on the incident. The circumstances of the event are established. After verification, a procedural decision will be made in accordance with the legislation,» he said in a comment quoted by the Russian agency. TASS.
The police pointed out that all the animals were caged and there were no victims.
EFE Agency.
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