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Loose moose gets stuck in Siemens office in Dresden

A moose on the loose in the eastern German city of Dresden evaded capture before getting stuck inside an office building, tantalizingly close to the canteen.

Young bull likely came from Poland and will be released into wild after being shot with tranquilizer

A young moose walked into an office building in Dresden, Germany, Monday and got stuck behind a glass door. (Arno Burgi/Associated Press)

A moose on the loose in the eastern German city of Dresden evaded capture before getting stuck inside an office building, tantalizingly close to the canteen.

Police had to tranquillize the moose when it couldn't be shooed out of the building. (Arno Burgi/Associated Press)

A spokesman for Dresden police says the young bull walked into the building housing German industrial giant Siemens shortly before lunchtime Monday.
A zoo employee waves at the moose in an attempt to help police get the animal out of the building. (Arno Burgi/Associated Press)

Marko Laske says officers and wildlife spent six hours trying to shoo the moose into a container but eventually had to resort to using a tranquilizer gun after he refused to follow orders.


The animal, likely to have come from neighbouring Poland, will be released back into the wild.

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