Squirrel goes nuts

Three people were attacked in Passau, Germany, last week ... by a squirrel. The first reported victim was a 70-year-old woman, who was attacked from behind and bitten on the hand. Initially unable to shake the squirrel off, she ran into the street where it then scampered onto a building site and onto a construction worker who was injured on the arm and hand. Using a measuring pole, the construction worker was able to dislodge the squirrel which then ran into the garden of a 72-year-old man where it attacked him on the arm, hand and thighs. Then, said the report I read on Reuters, the man "killed it with his crutch." Motives for the attack have not been released although experts are reported as saying that it could have been linked to the mating season or perhaps the squirrel was ill. The latter would be my guess - because it certainly doesn't seem like the actions of a well squirrel. (Rabies shots anyone?)