Authorities in Akita prefecture had struggled to locate the animal, which attacked a man and has eaten large quantities of meat A bear that attacked a supermarket employee in northern Japan at the weekend before apparently holing up inside for three days has been exterminated after being found in a trap local authorities had laid near the store’s entrance.A 47-year-old man was taken to hospital suffering from facial and other injuries after the attack in the northern prefecture of Akita on Saturday morning. His injuries are not life threatening, according to local media. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/02/akita-japan-bear-attack-supermarket-captured
Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Publish date : 2024-12-02 04:27:26
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