{"id":240546,"date":"2010-06-08T19:27:24","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T19:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/xmlimport\/index.php\/2010\/06\/08\/elephant-causes-traffic-jam\/"},"modified":"2010-06-08T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T19:27:24","slug":"elephant-causes-traffic-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2010\/06\/08\/elephant-causes-traffic-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephant causes traffic jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An elephant brought commuter traffic to a halt when she went for a  stroll through a Swiss city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Sabu the elephant escaped  from her circus home when she broke free while being loaded into her  trailer.<\/p>\n<p>The four tonne animal then went for a dip in Lake  Zurich, before walking into the nearby city centre.<\/p>\n<p>Startled  motorists gave Sabu, 26, a wide berth as she strolled across Zurich&#8217;s  six lane one way system.<\/p>\n<p>She was eventually recaptured by animal  welfare experts and keepers from her home at the Circus Knie after two  hours on the loose.<\/p>\n<p>Circus spokesman Nik Leuenberger, 36, said:  &#8220;Sabu took a bath in Lake Zurich. 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