Lion tamer on run with lions and son of Circus boss

Berlin - A woman lion tamer has run away from a circus in Germany with eight lions, two tigers and the circus director's son, police said on Friday.

The woman, in her late 40s, is believed to have developed a close relationship with the 20-year-old man she was training to become a lion tamer, a police spokesman in the northern German town of Melle said.

The couple eloped with a truck containing the animals and is still on the run since disappearing on Monday night.

"If she can handle lions and tigers she shouldn't have trouble with a 20-year-old man," said Georg Dongowski, spokesman for the Melle police.

The circus director reported the matter to police, saying the theft amounted to a value of around 100,000 euros ($107,300). -- Reuters

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