Date:31/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/31/stories/2007123153971300.htm

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Tiger attack: 2 persons discharged from hospital

New York: Two Indian-American brothers, who were mauled by a 350-pound tiger in a San Francisco zoo on Christmas day, were discharged from hospital on Saturday. Amritpal and Kulbir Dhaliwal lost their 17-year-old friend Carlos Sousa Jr. in the incident.

Police first did not believe reports that the animal was on the loose and considered it the ravings of a deranged person. When the first responders arrived at the zoo they were kept out as it was placed in lockdown condition and thus time was wasted while Sousa lay bleeding. — PTI