Armed police gunned down a rampaging wild boar in a Chinese city centre - and then served it up as sweet and sour pork.
The huge wild pig had burst into a hospital complex in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, northern China, and charged at staff who tried to fend it off with sticks and clubs.
Going whole hog: A hospital worker fends off the angry boar with a bat after it invaded the complex in Taiyuan
‘It was mad with hunger and when we tried to stop it, the boar came after us,’ said a hospital spokesman.
‘No matter what we did we couldn't drive it away.’
Police eventually cornered the 200lbs beast and brought it down with 13 rounds from their handguns - and then carted the carcass off to the local butcher.
Bring out the pig guns: A policeman intervenes and shoots the boar dead in the street outside the hospital
Taking no chances: A man batters the stricken boar with a wooden club as it lies on the ground
‘He turned it into some very tasty cuts which we cooked and ate that night as a feast for the whole station,’ said one officer.
'It's sad he had to die but he made a delicious meal.'
Location: The Chinese city where the wild board went on a rampage
