Police continue search for lioness thought to be on loose in Berlin

Officers comb streets of capital’s south-west suburbs over 24 hours since last reported sighting

Police in Germany have extended the search for a wild animal believed to be a lioness roaming the outskirts of Berlin, more than 24 hours since the last reported sighting.

In a story that has fascinated Germany, two people spotted what appeared to be a lioness early on Thursday chasing a wild boar down a street outside the capital and made a short, grainy video. Their account and a sighting by police officers remain the only evidence so far.