Tiger at German zoo put down after killing woman

A tiger that escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Cologne, western Germany, fatally wounded a woman employee on Saturday before being put down, police said.

Investigators said the enclosure had not been properly locked, allowing the feline to get out.

It made its way into a nearby building where it attacked the 43-year-old employee, who died of her injuries.

The zoo director shot and killed the animal.

(c) 2012 AFP