TOKYO, Japan – Hunters shot and killed a brown bear in northern Japan on Friday after it rampaged through a city, injuring four people including a soldier and lumbering across busy roads.
The city of Sapporo tweeted that the bear had been “exterminated,” with a local television station saying hunters had shot the bear.
Earlier, dramatic news footage showed the bear bounding along a residential street, crossing a busy road and clawing at the gates of a military barracks, causing alarmed troops to scatter.
One soldier was injured in the bear’s rampage in the city, which will host the Olympic marathon and racewalking events in August.
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