Russian President Vladimir Putin shot an escaped tiger with a tranquilizer gun when the animal charged at a film crew reporting on the scientific research being done on the species.
Putin Tiger News
Brightcove: Times News Report: Putin 'saves TV crew' (Time: 1:47)
Times Online: Picture: Vladimir Putin 'shoots' tiger, dismisses EU leaders (September 1, 2008)
Telegraph: Vladimir Putin the hero 'saves TV crew from tiger attack' (September 1, 2008)
Guardian Unlimited: Putin shoots a tiger as Europe grapples ... (September 1, 2008)
Spiegel Online: Right Time, Right Place: Putin Saves TV Crew ... (September 1, 2008)
Associated Press: Russia's Putin tracks tiger in latest TV escapade (September 1, 2008)
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