Wild bear rampages through Russian shopping centre - before being shot dead

'I looked there and thought maybe there was a scuffle or something, and then I saw the bear, galloping like this past,' says witness

A wild bear was filmed rampaging around a Russian shooping centre before crashing through its doors to escape.

The footage was taken from a mall in the city of Khabarovsk, situated close to Russia's border with China.

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After terrifying shoppers as well as those waiting outside, the bear was eventually shot in a nearby playground by Russian authorities.

One eye witness, who works in the shopping centre, was reported as saying: "I looked there and thought maybe there was a scuffle or something, and then I saw the bear, galloping like this past me.

"I was scared, I flattened myself against the chair. He ran away and we escaped to the back office."

No injuries were reported.

Russia's main investigative agency, the Investigative Committee, is reportedly looking into the police's decision to shoot the bear.