Police shoot bear after it enters cafe grounds in Buryatia

A police officer shot an aggressive bear in the backyard of a cafe in Buryatia's Kabansky district, the regional Interior Ministry said. No people were injured.

The cafe administrator called police after spotting the large predator. According to the ministry, officers arriving at the scene found a growling bear that posed a threat to people on the premises.

The officer fired five shots with a service weapon. Buryatia News, reproducing the police statement, reported that the incident happened on Thursday evening.