GERMAN cops have urged the public to stay indoors as a suspected lioness on the loose was spotted in Berlin.
Officers advised the residents of Berlin's southern suburbs not to leave their houses and to keep their pets indoors.
Two men reported seeing a big cat running after a wild boar, the latter common in and around Berlin, police spokesperson Daniel Keip told local public broadcaster RBB.
Local authorities in Brandenburg state warned residents of the districts of Kleinmachnow, Teltow and Stahnsdorf to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal.
A police spokesperson said: "We have deployed massive forces at the site to protect the population."
Read our live blog below for the latest updates…
- By Henry Moore
Locals saw big cat ‘attack wild boar’
Two men reported seeing a big cat running after a wild boar, the latter common in and around Berlin, police spokesman Daniel Kiep said.
He told BILD: “Around midnight, witnesses saw a predator tearing down a wild boar.
“We also got video material about it. It is therefore a lioness. There is currently no reason for us to doubt its authenticity.”
He added that zoos, animal parks, circuses and animal sanctuaries had been checked but none of them is missing a lioness.
- By Henry Moore
In pictures: Where is the big cat?
Here is a handy image showing where authorities believe the escaped big cat to be.
- By Henry Moore
Berlin residents urged to keep pets indoors
Berlin authorities have urged residents to keep their pets indoors as an escaped lioness continues to roam the city.
Two men reported seeing a big cat running after a wild boar, the latter common in and around Berlin, police spokesman Daniel Kiep said.
He told BILD: “Around midnight, witnesses saw a predator tearing down a wild boar.
“We also got video material about it. It is therefore a lioness. There is currently no reason for us to doubt its authenticity.”
He added that zoos, animal parks, circuses and animal sanctuaries had been checked but none of them is missing a lioness.
- By Henry Moore
Escaped ‘lion’ on the loose in Berlin as beast spotted ‘with kill’ in its mouth & cops order people to stay inside
German cops have urged people to stay indoors as a suspected lioness was spotted on the loose in the capital.
Officers advised the residents of Berlin‘s southern suburbs not to leave their houses and to keep their pets indoors.
- By Henry Moore
Who to contact if you spot the escaped big cat
If you have any information about the escaped Berlin big cat you should contact the emergency number.
This is 110.
- By Henry Moore
Police confirm escaped big cat is a lioness
Police spokesman Daniel Keip told BILD: "Around midnight, witnesses saw a predator tearing down a wild boar.
'We also got video material about it.
"It is therefore a lioness. There is currently no reason for us to doubt its authenticity."
- By Henry Moore
Escaped big cat spotted on video
A Berlin resident captured the escaped big cat on film.
Watch the video below, as provided by BNO News.
- By Henry Moore
No lions missing from Berlin Zoo
Speaking from Berlin, police spokesman Daniel Kiep confirmed this morning that no big cates are currently missing from any of the city's public animal enclosures.
Vets and hunters are participating in the search for the beast.
- By Henry Moore
In pictures: Cops hunt for escaped big cat
Police are out in full force in Berlin this morning as they hunt for a missing big cat.
The feline, which is suspected to be a lioness, was seen attacking a wild boar.
- By Henry Moore
Police issue update
Brandenburg Police tweeted this morning: "The wild animal that escaped has not yet been found!
"We ask you not to leave your houses."
- By Henry Moore
Locals saw big cat 'attack wild boar'
Two men reported seeing a big cat running after a wild boar, the latter common in and around Berlin, police spokesman Daniel Kiep said.
He told BILD: "Around midnight, witnesses saw a predator tearing down a wild boar.
"We also got video material about it. It is therefore a lioness. There is currently no reason for us to doubt its authenticity."
He added that zoos, animal parks, circuses and animal sanctuaries had been checked but none of them is missing a lioness.
- By Henry Moore
Police out in force to catch escaped big cat
Authorities in Brandenburg state warned residents of the districts of Kleinmachnow, Teltow and Stahnsdorf to watch out for a potentially dangerous animal, suspected to be a lioness, that was on the loose.
The warning came after locals reported seeing a predator, seemingly a lioness attacking a wild boar.
A police operation involving a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras was underway with the help of the fire brigade.
Five hunters with tranquiliser guns are reportedly combing the area alongside veterinarians to find the animal.
- By Henry Moore
Escaped ‘lion’ on the loose in Berlin as beast spotted ‘with kill’ in its mouth & cops order people to stay inside
German cops have urged people to stay indoors as a suspected lioness was spotted on the loose in the capital.
Officers advised the residents of Berlin's southern suburbs not to leave their houses and to keep their pets indoors.
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