Slovakian authorities killed a rampaging brown bear that injured five people in Liptovský Mikuláš.

Slovakian authorities have shot dead a brown bear that injured five people in a rampage through a town. The bear, identified using drone technology and biometrics, was tracked down and killed in a local forest, ten days after it initially attacked passersby in Liptovský Mikuláš. The incident has sparked debate over whether to ease EU environmental protections on wildlife hunting in Slovakia.