Man in his 80s injured by bear attack in Japan's Fukui Prefecture

A brown bear. - Illustrative photo: Yomiuri Shimbun file

TOKYO: A man in his 80s was attacked and injured by a bear around 1.15pm on Thursday (Nov 27) in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture. The city announced the incident.

The scene was a small community near the Kuzuryu River.