Polar bear shot dead after attack on Svalbard

The bear was shot by a cruise ship employee, after it attacked an injured another employee.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer July 30, 2018
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A polar bear was shot and killed Saturday after it attacked and injured a tour guide.

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