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'Extremely intelligent' bear on the run in Japan after injuring four people
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- Japanese authorities have been trying to catch a bear in north-east Japan after it injured four people and evaded capture seemingly by opening a window by itself.
- Footage released previously shows the bear chasing and attacking a man outside a building in Fukushima.
- The bear was then holed up inside an electronics factory but escaped in the night, authorities said.
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Japanese authorities have been trying to catch a bear in north-east Japan after it injured four people and evaded capture seemingly by opening a window by itself.
Footage released previously shows the bear chasing and attacking a man outside a building in Fukushima.
The bear was then holed up inside an electronics factory but escaped in the night, authorities said.
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