http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070614/od_nm/...K2zdVdg69cE1vAI


BERLIN (Reuters) - An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch.

The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said Thursday.

With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off.

The animal then entered a building site and jumped on a construction worker, injuring him on the hand and arm, before he managed to fight it off with a measuring pole.

"After that, the squirrel went into the 72-year-old man's garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his crutch."

The spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill.

I hope the people were OK, it's sounds quite scary (But it did make me giggle!)

Remember people, fluffy animals, although cute, can turn bad. Just ask King Arthur and his knights...

I couldn't help it, I just giggled when I read this. That's why I HAD to post it.

http://www.scarysquirrel.org

seriously though, I wonder what got into the squirrel? oh well, we will never know...

Whoa .... cute fuzzy animal going on a rampage...scary

I now have a fear of squirrel's !!

The following is a transcript of the incident:

Tim the Animal control officer: There he is!
Old Woman: Where?
Tim the Animal control officer: There!
Old Woman: What? Behind the squirrel?
Tim the Animal control officer: It *is* the squirrel!
Old Woman: You silly sod!
Tim the Animal control officer: What?
Old Woman: You got us all worked up!
Tim the Animal control officer: Well, that's no ordinary squirrel.
Old Woman: Ohh.
Tim the Animal control officer: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Old Man: You tit! I soiled my depends I was so scared!
Tim the Animal control officer: Look, that squirrel's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Second Old Man: Get stuffed!
Tim the Animal control officer: He'll do you up a treat, mate.
Second Old Man: Oh, yeah?
Sir Robin: You manky Scots git!
Tim the Animal control officer: I'm warning you!
Old Man: What's he do? Nibble your bum?
Tim the Animal control officer: He's got huge, sharp... er... He can leap about. Look at the bones!
Old Woman: Go on, Harry. Chop his head off!
Harry the Old Man: Right! Silly little bleeder. One squirrel stew comin' right up!

*Screams* *Blood* *Gore*

Tim the animal control officer: I *warned* you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you *knew*, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little *squirrel*, isn't it?

Film at 11:00......

Oh my god, that scene in Holy Grail was so funny and utterly random.

Wow...that was some nutty squirrel...

I didn't know squirrels were so......crazy..........I want one now!!

The poor thing must have just snapped. He probably lost his girlfriend to his best friend or something.

That's just not normal squirrel behavior, I think they should be a bit worried about rabies. Hopefully, the folks that were bitten received shots.

I bet the squirrel had sharp pointy teeth *Does the pointy teeth hand movement*

wait crutch as in walking stick type of crutch or the other kind of crutch like between the legs crutch lol