Leopard Attacks College Students

Addis Ababa April 13/2019 A Leopard that entered into a college compound attacked and injured two students in Amhara Regional state yesterday.

The leopard injured the students after breaking into one of the classrooms in the Finote-Damot Technical and Vocational Training College through the window while they were learning, College Dean Nebiyu Mekonen told ENA.

The leopard, which was spotted previously around that area, entered the compound of the college yesterday and started attacking people.

It first tried to attack a security guard at the door of the college compound and a teacher who was on her way to a class.

The security guard has managed to escape the attack, while the leopard left the teacher untouched, who fell down due to the shock of seeing it.

Then it rushed to the classrooms, which were full of students and breaks into one of them. Upon seeing the leopard, all but two students left their class in panic.

The students, who were unable to leave the classroom, were attacked by the leopard, he stated.

The injured students have got treatment at a nearby hospital and released the same day.

According to security guards of the college, the leopard was seen sometimes around the college at night; however, didn't try to attack anyone.

The Dean said that they would try to chase the leopard, which took control one of the blocks of the college, out of the compound in collaboration with the police by last night.