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| White tiger kills student at Delhi zoo after 'he jumps into animal's enclosure' | White tiger kills student at Delhi zoo after 'he jumps into animal's enclosure' |
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| A white tiger has killed a male student who witnesses say climbed over a fence at the New Delhi zoo in India and into the animal's enclosure. | A white tiger has killed a male student who witnesses say climbed over a fence at the New Delhi zoo in India and into the animal's enclosure. |
| National Zoological Park spokesman Riyaz Ahmed Khan said the man ignored repeated warnings that he should not get too close to the outdoor enclosure and climbed over a knee-high fence and small hedges. | National Zoological Park spokesman Riyaz Ahmed Khan said the man ignored repeated warnings that he should not get too close to the outdoor enclosure and climbed over a knee-high fence and small hedges. |
| Other eyewitnesses said the man was leaning over the barricade and may have fallen inside the closure by accident, according to IBN News Live. | |
| He then jumped down into a protective moat, said Mr Khan. The tiger, which lives on a grassy tree-filled island, grabbed the man from the moat. Footage broadcast on NDTV showed the tiger carrying the man around the island. | He then jumped down into a protective moat, said Mr Khan. The tiger, which lives on a grassy tree-filled island, grabbed the man from the moat. Footage broadcast on NDTV showed the tiger carrying the man around the island. |
| Authorities eventually frightened the tiger into a small cage inside the enclosure. Police arrived on the scene "very quickly", but could not save his life. | Authorities eventually frightened the tiger into a small cage inside the enclosure. Police arrived on the scene "very quickly", but could not save his life. |
| The man, whose body remained in the outdoor enclosure two hours after the attack, was dead by the time help reached him, Mr Khan said. | |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police M.S. Randhawa identified the man only as Maqsood and said he was thought to be about 20 years old. | Deputy Commissioner of Police M.S. Randhawa identified the man only as Maqsood and said he was thought to be about 20 years old. |
| "The tiger was just being a tiger," said Belinda Wright, who has spent years working to protect India's dwindling numbers of wild tigers. "An unusual object fell into his domain. ... He's a wild animal in captivity. It is certainly not the tiger's fault." | "The tiger was just being a tiger," said Belinda Wright, who has spent years working to protect India's dwindling numbers of wild tigers. "An unusual object fell into his domain. ... He's a wild animal in captivity. It is certainly not the tiger's fault." |
| Additional reporting by Associated Press | Additional reporting by Associated Press |