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Coverage dated November 11, 2023 to November 12, 2023

Lion captured after escaping from circus near Rome, Italy

Headline from FOX 5 New York

Videos posted on social media appeared to show the lion, named Kimba, roaming the residential streets of the seaside town Ladispoli.

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26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Voice of America

    Circus Lion Escapes in Italian Seaside Town (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    A lion prowled streets of Ladispoli for several hours after escaping from local circus, before being sedated and captured

  2. The Guardian

    Lion wanders streets of Italian town after escaping from circus (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Residents of Ladispoli, at the seaside near Rome, told to stay at home before animal was sedated and captured

  3. New York Post

    Escaped circus lion terrorizes seaside town in Italy, sends residents into panic (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An escaped lion has sent an Italian town into a state of panic, with residents warned to stay indoors. The huge adult male lion, reportedly named Kimba, escaped from the Rony Roller circus on Satur…

  4. Digital Journal

    Italian circus says escaped lion posed no risk (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The lion that escaped from a circus near Rome posed no threat to the public, his handler insisted Sunday, as campaigners called for Italy to ban wild

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Circus lion captured after hours on the loose near Rome | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Circus lion captured after hours on the loose near Rome (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured after several hours on the loose, the local mayor has announced. Just after 10 p.m. local time (5 p.m.

  7. Insider

    A lion prowled the streets of an Italian village for more than five hours after escaping from a circus (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Residents of Ladispoli, a seaside town near Rome, were warned by their mayor to stay at home while authorities searched for the animal.

  8. FOX 5 New York

    Lion captured after escaping from circus near Rome, Italy (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Videos posted on social media appeared to show the lion, named Kimba, roaming the residential streets of the seaside town Ladispoli.

  9. CBS News

    Escaped circus lion captured after prowling the streets in Italy: "Very tense" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Extraordinary videos showed the fully-grown lion with a shaggy mane walking through dark and deserted residential streets, padding past parked cars.

  10. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Lion escapes circus and wanders streets in Italian town (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A circus lion escaped and was seen roaming around heavily populated streets for hours in a suburb of Rome on Saturday, before it was sedated and captured by authorities.

  11. NBC News

    Lion captured after escaping from a circus and roaming streets of Italian town (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The operation to bring the animal, named Kimba, back into captivity involved Italian police and local volunteers.

  12. Fox News

    Lion captured after escaping circus, terrorizing Italian town (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An escaped circus lion was able to roam the streets of a busy Italian town for hours until authorities devised a plan to sedate and capture the animal.

  13. WSVN Miami

    Circus lion captured after hours on the loose near Rome - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A lion that escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Ladispoli, near Rome, on Saturday has been recaptured after several hours on the loose, the

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