Attack zoo lion - A man in Barcelona is in critical condition after being mauled by lions at a zoo. Reports claim the man had "deliberately entered" the lion's enclosure. The man, wearing military clothes, was attacked by three lions in the enclosure.
The man attack zoo lion is yet to be identified. He is under severe conditions after being attacked by three lions after deliberately entering their enclosure. Statements from the city government claim it took around 30 minutes before he was successfully taken out of the enclosure.
A number of fire fighters and police officers had saved the man attacked zoo lions. Fire extinguishers and hoses were used to distance the lions from the 45-year old Spanish national. The man was then rushed to the Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron.
Eyewitness accounts claim the man attacked zoo lions had entered the enclosure and started walking around. He was dressed in a military outfit and was carrying around a rucksack. Prior to the attack, the man has been linked to a number of activist related incidents.
The man attack zoo lion protested against abortion by clinging to the Barcelona building, La Pedrera. In Sept, he was arrested for incinerating the national flag at the Rafael Casanovas monument. Rafael Casanovas was the commander in chief of Catalonia during the 18th century Siege of Barcelona. With regards to the Barcelona zoo incident, authorities of the said zoo have launched an official investigation as to how the man had entered the enclosure.
Additional reports involving the man attack zoo lion claim he is a police officer. No identification has yet to be reported. The three lions may have bitten the man numerous times leading to him being in a critical condition. Updates however state that he may be in a critical condition as of the moment but is nowhere near life-threatening.
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