Escaped tiger spotted running on motorway in Doha

Stunned drivers watched in disbelief as a runaway tiger weaved in and out of traffic on a motorway in Qatar.

Footage has emerged today of the confused cat on the prowl in Doha after it reportedly fell from the back of a lorry.

It was eventually recaptured and bundled back into a lorry.

The escaped tiger was spotted with a broken chain around its neck and was reported to be someone’s pet.

The Gulf state’s interior ministry posted in Arabic on Twitter that it was following up on reports of the loose tiger after some posted the sightings on social media.

It wrote: “We assure everyone that the authorities are following what has been circulating (on social media) regarding a tiger being seen in specific areas of the country.”

Although illegal to keep wild animals in Qatar some wealthy individuals are believed to keep them as pets.

Columnist Sultan Al-Qassemi tweeted: "This obsession of keeping wild animals by rich kids in the Gulf has gone too far."