Belfast 'lion' search scaled down

Updated: 11:30, Monday, 1 September 2008

Police in north Belfast have scaled down their hunt for what was believed to be a loose lion.

1 of 1 Lion search Animal may have been a large dog
Lion search
Animal may have been a large dog

The search began yesterday following the reported sighting of a large animal in the Cavehill area.

A full scale search failed to spot anything, and a check revealed that all the lions and tigers in the nearby Belfast Zoo were accounted for.

The PSNI now believes the animal that was spotted may have been a large stray dog.

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