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		</div><p>A jaguar used in an Olympic torch relay ceremony has been shot dead after it slipped its leash and tried to attack a soldier, the Brazilian army said.</p>
<p>The army press office said Juma the jaguar was on display as part of ceremonies at the Jungle Warfare Instruction Centre in Manaus.</p>
<p>The Olympic torch is travelling throughout Brazil leading up to the August 5 opening ceremony.</p>
<p>The army said: &#8220;Juma was a docile animal used to living among people at the centre,&#8221; adding that soon after the ceremonies ended, Juma escaped from his leash and fled into the zoo maintained by the centre.</p>
<p>When the jaguar tried to attack a soldier sent to help recapture it, handlers shot the animal with tranquilizers. That failed to stop it, so the animal was killed with a pistol shot to the head.</p>
<p>&#8220;We were wrong to allow the Olympic Torch, a symbol of peace and of the union among the peoples, to be displayed alongside a wild animal in chains,&#8221; the local Olympic organising committee said on its Facebook page.</p>
<p>&#8220;This scene is contrary to our beliefs and values.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are very sad with the outcome that happened after the passing of the torch. We guarantee that we will not see more situations like this in the Rio 2016 Games.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ibama, Brazil&#8217;s environmental protection agency, told the Amazonia Real news agency it did not authorise Juma&#8217;s presence at the event.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is unfortunate and sad that these animals are being exposed to events like this,&#8221; Ibama told Amazonia Real.</p>
<p>Diogo Lagroteria, a veterinarian and environmental analyst at Ibama, told the G1 news portal that a jaguar can never be considered a domesticated or docile animal.</p>
<p>&#8220;The incident happened due to the simple fact that it was a jaguar, and wild animals will always be wild animals.</p>
<p>&#8220;There is no way to predict their reaction to this kind of situation.&#8221;</p>
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