Onlookers at a Russian circus were horrified Wednesday when a 660-pound brown bear viciously attacked its handler before turning its attention to the audience, prompting officials to launch a criminal ...

(CBS NEWS/CBS LOCAL)- Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show. The audience watched in horror as the bear jumped off a skateboard ...

A circus act involving a live bear in Russia went horribly awry last month, as the wild animal suddenly snapped and attacked its trainer right in the middle of the show, as the audience including ...

A circus bear attacked its handler during a show in Russia on Wednesday, with horrified spectators sitting nearby. The traveling show took place in the town of Olonets in the Republic of Karelia, a ...

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