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Japan to arm riot police with rifles in fight against bear attacks

TOKYO: Japan will allow riot police to shoot bears with rifles in a revision of its strict gun laws announced on Thursday (Nov 6) as authorities battle a record number of fatal attacks.Bears have kill

Japan deploys troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks.

Officials alarmed after bear attacks tourist walking to bus stop: 'Requested an ambulance'

A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear in broad daylight while walking to a bus stop in Shirakawa, a village in Japan's Gifu Prefecture known for its picturesque, UNESCO-listed houses.

3 grizzly cubs found in area of bear attack will be left alone for hibernation, province says

Three grizzly bear cubs have been found near the site of a mauling that left a hunter injured and the attacking grizzly dead south of Cochrane Thursday."The cubs appear to be in very good shape, and of good size and weight,
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