Japan Today reports that the bear rammed in to a police car and used its claws to slash open the car’s tires amid the chaos.
Cops had been patrolling the area in search of the animal after reports were first made of a sighting in the morning when the bear had been spied near a shopping centre.The animal escaped after attacking the police car and then ran inside a house, were it was shot dead by hunters.The animal reportedly weighted over 100KG and was 1.3 meters in length.Local government in Ishikawa have raised the bear alert level to its highest setting for the first time in 10 years following multiple reports of bears descending on the city.One terrified local told Japan Today: "It is scary.
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