Lion shot dead in Kenya after attacking man

A lion was shot dead by park rangers in Kenya on Wednesday after it escaped from the Amboseli National park and injured a man

A lion was shot dead by park rangers in Kenya on Wednesday after it escaped from the Amboseli National park and injured a man in Kaijado.

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The lion named Mohawk was gunned down by the Kenya Wildlife Service after it attacked a man after escaping Nairobi National Park.

It is the fourth time this year that lions have roamed outside Nairobi National Park and the second time someone has been injured by a lion in less than two weeks.

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