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| Elephants damage vehicles after escaping from Missouri circus handlers | Elephants damage vehicles after escaping from Missouri circus handlers |
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| Three elephants escaped on Saturday from | Three elephants escaped on Saturday from |
| their handlers at a circus in the US and damaged several vehicles in | their handlers at a circus in the US and damaged several vehicles in |
| the parking lot before they were recaptured. | the parking lot before they were recaptured. |
| Television station KMOV reported that the female elephants escaped from | Television station KMOV reported that the female elephants escaped from |
| the children's ride section of the Moolah Shrine Circus in Missouri. | the children's ride section of the Moolah Shrine Circus in Missouri. |
| Sally Schmiz, a witness, told KMOV: "Things started shaking, [and] when I looked up I saw three elephants coming toward us. | Sally Schmiz, a witness, told KMOV: "Things started shaking, [and] when I looked up I saw three elephants coming toward us. |
| "These huge elephants literally went through these RVs. Then they went through two trucks, breaking mirrors and panels off and breaking the windows." | |
| The circus issued a statement saying the handlers | The circus issued a statement saying the handlers |
| were able to occupy the animals and that "they are now resting | were able to occupy the animals and that "they are now resting |
| comfortably in their compound at this time". | comfortably in their compound at this time". |
| Police said the animals also damaged the venue's loading door. No one was hurt during the incident | Police said the animals also damaged the venue's loading door. No one was hurt during the incident |