Jaguar used in Olympic torch event shot dead in Brazil

BRASILIA: A jaguar trotted out for the Olympic torchs passage through Brazils Amazon was killed shortly afterward when it escaped its handlers and threatened a vet the Brazilian military has said

Updated At : 06:16 PM Jun 22, 2016 IST

Brazilian physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade poses for picture next to jaguar Juma as he takes part in the Olympic Flame torch relay in Manaus, Brazil, on June 20, 2016. — Reuters

Brasilia, June 22

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