'Pet' bear breaks loose in Telupid, shot dead after attacking elderly man

By STEPHANIE LEE

KOTA KINABALU: An elderly man was injured after an attack by his relative's pet bear in Telupid, some 220km from here, after which the animal was killed.

The bear had apparently escaped from its cage before running wild in Kg Taviu Telupid on Friday (May 12) morning.

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