Pet squirrel gets loose on Taipei MRT, bites passenger

A passenger's pet squirrel escaped from its carrier in a crowded Taipei MRT station earlier this month and bit a woman on the leg before being reunited with its owner, according to police, who described the incident as the first of its kind in the transit system's history.

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