4 Feb, 2019 @ 15:06
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WATCH: Wild boar shot and killed by cops after rummaging bins on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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LOST: Boar seen rummaging through bins in Fuengirola

A WILD boar has been shot and killed by police after rummaging through bins of residents on the Costa del Sol.

The pig was captured on film roaming around Fuengirola on Saturday.

But after two hours it was quickly shot and killed by police.

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A Guardia Civil spokesman told the Olive Press today: “Officers found the wild boar roaming around Los Boliches at 7pm on Saturday.

“We tried to contact several zoos and animal parks but none had the necessary capabilities to carry out a capture and re-release.

“With the help of locals police officers encircled the boar before shooting it.”

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