A tiger has been filmed weaving through a traffic jam on one of Doha’s busiest roads.
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It then goes to run in front of a vehicle in the middle lane before pausing and walking right up to the filmmaker’s auto.
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Videos were posted to social media sites this morning showing the predator strolling between cars on the Doha Expressway in an area of Al Sakhama.
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He then proceeds to pull the tiger towards him, which puts up some resistance, before stroking the predator on the head.
One Twitter user said they had seen four men trying to bundle the tiger into the back of a van on the motorway.
Cat out of the bag…
The Qatar interior ministry is investigating the incident, Sky News reports.
Keeping a big cat such as a tiger is illegal in Qatar, but it is not uncommon for people to keep exotic animals as a status symbol.
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The escaped tiger was spotted with a broken chain around its neck and was reported to be someone’s pet.
