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Japanese city captures black bear after multi-day hunt
Key takeaways
- The bear was on the loose for four days, prompting mass school closures and a dramatic search involving helicopters and dozens of hunters and police.
- City officials closed all 94 public schools and urged residents to stay indoors after the bear was first spotted on Saturday evening.
- Locals in the city of half a million were kept on edge in the days that followed after dozens of sightings were reported — near a library, in a shopping arcade, at a university campus and at a market.
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The bear was on the loose for four days, prompting mass school closures and a dramatic search involving helicopters and dozens of hunters and police. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F4ge Police tracked the wandering bear to a residential area in Utsunomiya Image: Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERSAdvertisement Authorities in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, on Tuesday captured a wild black bear that had been roaming the streets for four days.
City officials closed all 94 public schools and urged residents to stay indoors after the bear was first spotted on Saturday evening.
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