A lion escapes from a circus in Italy and walks through the streets: they ask people not to leave their homes

A lion escaped this Saturday from a circus in the Italian city of Ladispoli (center) and unleashed fear among the neighbors, who recorded it walking through the streets, although the authorities have already located it and are now trying to capture it.

The mayor of the town, Alessandro Grando, asked on social networks for “maximum attention” to the neighbors and to avoid leaving the house until he is captured.

The animal had escaped this afternoon from a circus and had been seen walking between the houses on Viale Mediterráneo, in the center of this city on the Roman coast, in the Lazio region.

Some neighbors actually recorded it with their mobile phones from the windows of their houses.

The councilor explained that he was immediately located in a nearby stream and the circus staff is trying to recover him with the help of the Law Enforcement Forces.

The mayor responded to those who criticized him for the presence of a circus with this type of animals in the city by explaining that he has not hired it, but rather that it arrived independently.