A tiger that has escaped captivity after attacking a person has been shot dead by police near the eastern city of Leipzig, police said on Sunday.
The animal belongs to the well-known trainer Carmen Zander, who possesses a group of big cats held in an industrial estate, according to the Bild newspaper, which cited the daily Leipziger Volksstimme in its report.
Police said the injured person was male and that he was only slightly hurt, though Bild said he had nonetheless been hospitalized.
Later media reports said the injured was a 73-year-old man who cared for the animal and that he had received serious wounds.
According to a spokeswoman, no other tigers had escaped.
