A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, local officials said. The animal was trapped and later killed on Monday, police said.

A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, trapped, and was reportedly put down on Monday. Tokyo, Japan - A bear that rampaged through a ...

The bear entered the store in Akita early on 30 November as ... The traps, baited with honey, apples and bread, had been strategically positioned. One was placed in a rear storage area where ...

As there were no customers at the time, the bear roamed inside the store in Japan and helped itself ... a storage area and contained such items as honey, apples and bread, The Guardian reported.

A bear that had been on the rampage ... all coated with honey" had lured the animal to the back of the store, an Akita city official said.

The approximately 1-meter-long bear was finally confirmed as captured at the store in Akita Prefecture around 8:10 a.m., some four hours after a sensor on one of the box traps was triggered.

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked ... so workers set up a box trap, with honey and apples to attract the interloper. The bear was caught on Monday.