Tiger at German zoo put down after killing employee
BERLIN - Agence France-Presse
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A tiger that escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Cologne, western Germany, fatally wounded a woman employee today before being put down, police said.Investigators said the enclosure had not been properly locked, allowing the feline to get out.
It made its way into a nearby building where it attacked the 43-year-old employee, who died of her injuries.
The zoo director shot and killed the animal.
