Six men and women were bitten by a wild boar in Akiruno and Fussa cities in Tokyo on Friday morning.
According to police, the female boar, about one meter long, attacked the six, aged in their 40s to 70s, including one person on a bicycle, during a 30-minute period from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, TBS reported. None of the six people were seriously injured, police said.
Later Friday morning, the boar was captured and killed by members of a local hunting association.
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