Police: Handler Dropping Instrument Spooked Camel In Sept. Circus Incident

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say they have concluded their investigation into an incident involving a loose camel that injured several children during the Shrine Circus’s stop at PPG Paints Arena in September.
At the time, witnesses reported that someone threw a shovel, used to clean up after the animals, at the camel’s feet, spooking it and causing it to start bucking while children were on its back.
Six children and one adult were i