A zoo worker in Jerusalem has died after being attacked by a tiger which had escaped from its enclosure. Uriel Nuri died from injuries he sustained during a "behind-the-scenes tour" for visitors on Friday morning, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo said.

The employee sustained severe injuries to the neck and upper body, and was declared dead after prolonged resuscitation efforts at Hadassah-University Medical Center. Uriel Nuri, an employee of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo,

A zookeeper died after being attacked by a leopard while working at the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens, known as the Biblical Zoo, in Jerusalem on Friday, August 1. According to reports, Uriel Nuri was mauled by the animal that escaped from its enclosure.