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Tiger attacks member of famous duo
During a Friday night performance at the MGM Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy was attacked by a seven-year-old white tiger.
Horn introduced the tiger for an upcoming act when the tiger bit him on the arm. Audience members reported Horn started beating the animal on head with his microphone. The two ended up struggling before Horn was dragged off stage by the neck. Trainers were on hand to subdue the tiger as quickly as possible.
Horn received emergency surgery at University Medical Center after being treated for massive blood loss by officials at the Mirage. Horn was able to talk while being taken to the hospital but experienced trouble breathing. Horn is in critical but stable condition.
No other people were injured during the attack and the tiger is currently in quarantine until officials decide what must be done with the animal. Horn turned 59 years old Friday.
Pontiff announces canonizations
Pope John Paul II participated in a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square as he declared three new saints to the Catholic church. Despite failing health and a struggle with Parkinson's disease, the pontiff was able to read most of his speech without aid and remain fully attentive during the two-hour long ceremony.
Daniele Comboni, an Italian, founded an order of missionaries in Africa before dying in 1881. Arnold Janssen, a German, died in 1909 after establishing the Divine Word Missionaries. The third to be canonized was Josef Freinademetz, an Austrian, who cared for patients in China before contracting typhoid and passing away in 1908.
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