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Roaming bear terrorizes hospital.

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| October 16, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Mainichi Daily News)

MORIOKA -- A hospital in Iwate Prefecture was momentarily plunged into chaos Wednesday after a bear found its way into the facility and did a tour around it.

Officials of the prefectural Iwai hospital in Ichinoseki said none of the 270 patients was injured during the intrusion which occurred at about 5:45 a.m.

A hospital guard said he spotted the 1-meter tall bear knocking on a window of a first-floor office from outside. He immediately called police but while he was on the phone, the bear went to the main entrance and walked into the hospital through the automatic doors.

A patient was buying a drink from a …

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