Berlin Neighborhood On Lockdown Over Escaped Lion

Deutsche Welle reports:

A “loose, dangerous animal,” suspected to be an escaped big cat, was reportedly sighted in a Potsdam region on the fringes of the German capital on Thursday, police said. Authorities are using helicopters to track what they believe is a female lion and have called on residents to stay indoors, the RBB public broadcaster reported.

Residents have reportedly received messages via warning apps. They have been requested not to go for walks in the woods and to seek shelter in their houses or cars if they sight the animal. Police said they had received information on the presence of the animal from witnesses who had filmed it attacking and killing a wild pig.

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