Putin saves journalists from tiger: report

You’ve seen Vladimir Putin the bomber pilot, judo expert and fisherman — but tiger tamer?

Russian media, known for hero-worshipping the prime minister and former president, reported Monday that Putin fired a tranquilizer dart at a tiger that got loose Sunday during a photo-op at a wildlife sanctuary.

According to Interfax news agency, a camera crew from state TV channel Vesti realised the five-year-old tiger had become untied, whereupon Putin leapt into action.

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Tagged as: Russia, Tigers, Tranquilizers, Vladimir Putin, Wildlife Sanctuaries

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