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| Gorilla on the loose after escaping enclosure at London Zoo | |
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| A gorilla has escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo. | A gorilla has escaped from its enclosure at London Zoo. |
| Although members of the public remain locked in, the zoo has insisted they are not at risk. | |
| Staff armed with tranquiliser darts are roaming the zoo looking for the animal. | |
| The incident comes just months after the gorilla Harambe was killed by staff at Cincinatti Zoo after it grabbed a child who had fallen into its enclosure. | |
| In a short statement London Zoo said it is "managing an incident". | |
| A spokesman was unable to confirm to The Independent whether zoo keepers were armed with tranquiliser darts or real bullets. | |
| Dr. Jonathan Mall wrote: “Huddling in a building at the London Zoo after staff told us to get into a building quickly." | |
| Scotland Yard released a statement saying it was called to the zoo in Regent's Park just after 3pm. | |
| "We were called at 1515 by security to an ongoing incident," it said. | |
| There are unconfirmed reports the gorilla has been subdued. | |
| More follows… | More follows… |