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A fearsome pet leopard has been tranquilised after terrorising a city for more than six hours, injuring five local residents.
The fearsome big cat escaped from its cage at its owner’s home in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
As it made a run for it, the beast was seen leaping over a wall.
The creature then prowled the neighbourhood, attacking a number of locals and leaving them injured.
There are unconfirmed reports that one of the victims died.
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The spotted beast even mauled wildlife officials attempting to capture it at the scene.
The leopard attack took place in the posh DHA Phase II neighbourhood.
The spotted beast was seen prowling the streets (Jam Press Vid/TIM)Terrifying images show the leopard attacking a pedestrian on the street in broad daylight before scaling the walls of a nearby property.
A wildlife official is also seen firing at the leopard in one clip.
Other images show the animal causing chaos on the streets before being captured and taken to a nearby zoo.
After hours of tracking the leopard, Islamabad Wildlife Management Board workers managed to tranquilise it with a dart and take it to the Animal Rescue Centre at Islamabad Zoo.
The leopard approaching a local resident (Jam Press Vid/TIM)
Islamabad Wildlife Management Board workers after tranquilising the creature (Jam Press Vid/TIM)Under the jurisdiction of the Sahala Police Station, an unnamed suspect has been booked under Sections 324 (attempt to commit murder) and 289 (negligent conduct with regard to animals) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Keeping wild animals such as leopards in private residences are illegal in the country.
The investigation is ongoing.
Earlier this month, a woman has spoken of her shock after finding an Egyptian gecko hidden in a punnet of strawberries she'd bought from Lidl.
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The beast was spotted jumping over the wall (Jam Press Vid/TIM)Nikata Moran couldn't believe her eyes when she discovered the tiny creature, which measured just 2.5cm long, as she was getting the fruit out of her fridge.
The gecko had miraculously survived a 3,000 mile journey from Egypt to Nikata's home in Fallowfield, Manchester, by stowing away in the punnet.
The 29-year-old nurse had bought the strawberries from her local Lidl in Stanley Grove on her way back from work and had left them in the fridge for two hours before she got them out and noticed a "little head" on top of one of the pieces of fruit, LancsLive reports.
Recalling the bizarre discovery, Nikata said: “I got the strawberries out of the fridge and something move out of the corner of my eye and thought it was a spider or something.
"When I looked again I saw this tiny gecko, I couldn't believe it. It seemed very alert, so I managed to get it onto a spoon and pop it into a plastic container, where it moved very, very fast."