Polar bear killed after hurting French tourist in Norway

A polar bear attacked a woman at a campsite on Monday in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, the regional governor said.

Authorities also said the wounds incurred in the incident were not life-threatening. The bear was later killed.

The woman was part of a tour group of 25 people camping at Sveasletta, in the central part of the Svalbard archipelago. It lies more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of the Norwegian mainland.

When news of the attack…