An escaped lion caused panic in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday. The man walked for hours in a crowded neighborhood and was eventually arrested without causing any injuries. Demand Services reported this on Wednesday and the above photos of the animal’s flight are circulating on social media.
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This is the second time this year that a lion has escaped from Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan with a population of more than 20 million people. A 20-month-old male lion roamed the streets of a busy neighborhood on Tuesday. People screamed in fear and ran.
A team of zookeepers rushed to rescue the animal and it ultimately took more than two hours to contain the mammal and put it in a cage. “Capturing such a huge and dangerous animal was a frightening experience,” says conservationist Mukhtar Ahmad Soomro, who was part of the team. No one was attacked by the lion.
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The animal was handed over to Karachi Zoo. Charges were brought against the lion’s owner for keeping a wild animal in a residential area. He faces a fine of 300,000 Pakistani rupees (915 euros). Pakistani law allows individuals to have a small zoo in their homes, but owning a lion or tiger in a residential area is prohibited.
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