Japan: Bear rampage injures 4 in Fukushima
Key takeaways
- The bear, which attacked employees at a steel works company, has still not yet been captured.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Ej P1Fukushima authorities rushed to the scene after the reports of the attack Image: Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The bear first injured two employees at the Fukushima Steel Works company, with the local police and fire department being deployed to the scene of the attack.
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The bear, which attacked employees at a steel works company, has still not yet been captured. This latest attack comes after 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, according to authorities.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ej P1Fukushima authorities rushed to the scene after the reports of the attack Image: Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement. A rampage by a black bear wounded four people in Japan's northeastern city of Fukushima on Tuesday, according to authorities and media reports.
The bear first injured two employees at the Fukushima Steel Works company, with the local police and fire department being deployed to the scene of the attack. Authorities had received a call from the company that "employees had been bitten."