
Pakistan pet lion jumps over wall, attacks children, woman in street
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CCTV footage released by the police showed the lion jumping the barrier around its home and pursuing a woman carrying her shopping on Thursday night.
The lion jumped on her back, knocking her to the ground, the footage showed.
A police report quoted the father as saying the lion then turned to his five-year-old and seven-year-old children, and clawed their arms and faces.
All three were taken to hospital but were not in a critical condition.
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The owners who ran out of the house were 'amused to see their lion attack' the passers-by, the father added in the report.

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