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Tiger kills keeper in German zoo

 

Ap
Saturday 25 August 2012 12:50 BST
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German media report that a tiger has killed a female keeper after escaping from its enclosure at Cologne Zoo.

The dapd news agency cites a police spokesman as saying the tiger was shot dead by staff at the zoo in western Germany.

Visitors weren't harmed during the incident today.

AP

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