FOUR tigers escaped from their cage at the San Francisco Zoo today, and one of them killed a visitor and mauled two people, according to local news reports.
Police shot and killed the tiger, said ABC station KGO-TV. The other three were captured and returned to their cage.
The injured visitors were taken to a hospital and listed in serious but stable condition, the station said.
The attacks happened about 12pm (AEDT), and the zoo was evacuated.
The incident happened a year after a Siberian tiger ripped the flesh off a zookeeper's arm as horrified visitors looked on. The public feeding house was closed following the December 22, 2006, attack, and reopened in September after $US250,000 ($287,000) was spent on safety upgrades.
Before today's incident, the zoo had two Siberian tigers, including the one that mauled the employee, and three Sumatran tigers.
Police shot and killed the tiger, said ABC station KGO-TV. The other three were captured and returned to their cage.
The injured visitors were taken to a hospital and listed in serious but stable condition, the station said.
The attacks happened about 12pm (AEDT), and the zoo was evacuated.
The incident happened a year after a Siberian tiger ripped the flesh off a zookeeper's arm as horrified visitors looked on. The public feeding house was closed following the December 22, 2006, attack, and reopened in September after $US250,000 ($287,000) was spent on safety upgrades.
Before today's incident, the zoo had two Siberian tigers, including the one that mauled the employee, and three Sumatran tigers.
