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>The young man broke into the enclosure, took off his clothes and jumped into the middle, horrifying other visitors who witnessed the attack.

>Once inside, the lions reportedly immediately pounced on him and began to 'play' with him.

>At this point, zookeepers intervened in the attack and shot the two lions in order to save his life.

>The director of the zoo, Alejandra Montalva, said: 'We believe that this person entered as a visitor and paid for his ticket.

>The zoo director said she was 'deeply affected' by the deaths of the two lions, a male and a female.

>One witness said the man was 'shouting things about Jesus'. They continued: 'He was screaming religious things.'

>According to the news channel, the suicide note that was found inside his clothes made allusions to the apocalypse as being a reason for his attempt to take his life.

>He added: 'He suffered several injuries and trauma to the head and the pelvic area. 'We have high hopes that will recover and that will be fine.'

How is this guy the victim here? What about the lions?

[Edit: retracted dumb speculation]




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