Horror in the circus ring: Tiger attacks man during circus show and tears off his arm
Tanta (Egypt) - Disturbing incident in an Egyptian circus: A white tiger suddenly attacked a helper during a performance and seriously injured him. The man lost his left arm.
Tamer Anosa Kouta had just performed her tiger act in the Tanta circus, the tent was full and many children were in attendance. Then the horror took its course.
Suddenly, a white tiger attacked a man. Videos show the disturbing incident in detail: the big cat can be seen biting into the victim's arm, trying for seconds to grab the man on the other side of the protective fence with its paws. Meanwhile, several people rush to the young man's aid, trying to push the big cat back with sticks. Meanwhile, the tamer tries to tame the animal. Panicked spectators stand up. It's like scenes from a nightmare, the show came to an abrupt end.
According to the broadcaster"Al Hurra", the terrible incident took place in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the second day of the Islamic festival of Eid on Monday.
The 23-year-old tiger victim was seriously injured and had to undergo emergency surgery for four hours. However, the doctors were unable to save his arm. It had to be amputated.
Video: Tiger mauls helper
Mohammed (23) loses his arm in the tiger attack
After the horror, the survivor spoke to the TV channel Youm7. Mohammed (23) reports that it was his job to look after the tiger from outside the ring while trainer Anosa Kouta performed her act. He stood very close to the fence. Then something went wrong. The big cat attacked.
Mohammed knows that his life will probably never be the same again. "I want my rights. My arm was chopped off. It's a sin." The celebrated circus performer promised to continue working with the tiger victim after his recovery.
Dangerous incidents repeatedly occur during circus performances with predators. In January 2023 , for example, two tigers attacked each other during a show in Russia and the trainer intervened resolutely. In the summer of 2024, there was also an incident in Russia when a brown bear tried to maul its trainer in the circus ring .