Two lions escape from Leipzig zoo enclosure

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Two lions have escaped from a zoo in eastern Germany.

Leipzig zoo officials told the dpa news agency that the lions somehow escaped from their cages overnight and are somewhere on the zoo grounds.

The zoo is remaining closed to the public until the two cats are found, and an emergency plan has been put in place.

The two male lions, Majo and Motshegetsi, were born about a year ago at Basel zoo and have been in Leipzig since August.