India, Sept. 10 -- A pack of lions attacked and killed a zookeeper at a popular Bangkok zoo in front of shocked visitors this morning. The attack lasted roughly 15 minutes, during which witnesses honked horns and created a ruckus in a futile attempt to get the lions to release their prey.

According to a report in Thaiger, the attack occurred around 11am on September 10 at Safari World, Bangkok.

Colonel Dr. Thawatchai Kanchanarin, a former professor and surgeon at Phra Mongkut Klao Hospital, said the zookeeper had just exited his vehicle when a lion pounced on him. Three to four other lions soon joined the attack.

The first lion was standing roughly 10 metres away from the zookeeper, who was not named in the report. The big cat grabbed ...