Belgian police used tasers to stun a panda which vaulted the gates of the Chinese language EU embassy in Brussels and wreaked havoc in neighbouring gardens early Friday (1 April) morning.
The visibly distressed bear, weighing over 100kg, had additionally romped by way of rush-hour site visitors earlier than it was lastly intercepted within the grounds of the Indonesian embassy close by.
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The incident, already dubbed ‘BearGate’, occurred the day of a digital China-EU summit — in instances of grave geopolitical pressure.
“The panda was going to be a diplomatic reward from Beijing to Brussels within the custom of Ting Ting and Na Na,” an EU diplomat stated, referring to Chilly Battle-era bears. “However China withheld it as a result of talks went badly,” they stated.
“It was our solely summit deliverable,” a second EU diplomat lamented.
The panda was, within the run-up to Friday, additionally seen within the home windows of the Chinese language EU mission in photographs circulated on social media. The bear, which is exceptional for having completely tear-shaped eye patches, was holding a card on which somebody had scrawled the phrases: “Assist me!”.
Belgium declined to touch upon the panda’s asylum declare.
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