A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in Manaus, Brazil as the animal escaped from its handlers A soldier fired a single pistol shot, despite being tranquilized the animal still approached the soldier, the army said "We made a mistake in permitting the Olympic torch, a symbol of peace and unity, to be exhibited alongside a chained wild animal." the local organizing committee Rio 2016 said in a statement