Man jumps into Kerala zoo's lion enclosure, saved
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a 45-year-old man visiting the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo on Wednesday jumped into an open enclosure housing of a lion, but was saved in the knick of time.
According to the police, it was around 11.45 a.m. that Murugan jumped into the enclosure, but another visitor who witnessed the scene raised the alarm.
Zoo workers immediately swung into action. They first tackled the lion, moving the king of the jungle from the open enclosure and into a cage.
A fire-fighting team also quickly pitched in and rescued Murugan, said a police official.
Murugan has been shifted to a state-run hospital where he is undergoing assessment. The police are also trying to find out the reason behind his action.
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South Korea will hold presidential election on June 3 to replace ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol
Seoul (AP): South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to replace recently ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country's acting leader Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday.
The announcement came days after the Constitutional Court removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December.
Deep political polarisation will likely shape the June 3 election, expected to be a two-way showdown between the two major political parties: Yoon's conservative People Power Party and its chief liberal rival, the Democratic Party.
The focus of attention is on whether conservatives can regroup and field a strong candidate to compete against the likely Democratic candidate, Lee Jae-myung.
It will be an uphill battle for the governing People's Power Party to hold on to power it struggles to restore public confidence and heal a severe internal division triggered by Yoon's martial law stunt.
