Bulgarian citizens enjoying a nice stroll in a park were shocked to see an escaped tiger wandering along with them.

Causing a widespread panic, the wandering tiger had somehow managed to break out of its cage at the zoo in Varna on the Black Sea coast.

A massive police operation was launched and the animal was eventually caught and taken back to the zoo, reports Ananova.com.

A local police spokesman said: "Thankfully no one got hurt."