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| Gorilla escapes London Zoo enclosure: Primate 'caught by zookeepers' | Gorilla escapes London Zoo enclosure: Primate 'caught by zookeepers' |
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| A gorilla that escaped its enclosure at London Zoo has been subdued by keepers using a tranquiliser dart and recaptured. | A gorilla that escaped its enclosure at London Zoo has been subdued by keepers using a tranquiliser dart and recaptured. |
| Staff at the zoo were forced to roam the premises armed with weapons as staff and visitors remained locked in for their own safety. | Staff at the zoo were forced to roam the premises armed with weapons as staff and visitors remained locked in for their own safety. |
| The incident has come just months after the gorilla Harambe was killed by staff at Cincinatti Zoo after it grabbed a child who had fallen into its enclosure. | The incident has come just months after the gorilla Harambe was killed by staff at Cincinatti Zoo after it grabbed a child who had fallen into its enclosure. |
| Eyewitness Brad Evans told BBC Radio London: "We were having a cup of coffee in the main restaurant area when they locked us all in and said there was an incident. | Eyewitness Brad Evans told BBC Radio London: "We were having a cup of coffee in the main restaurant area when they locked us all in and said there was an incident. |
| "They gave us free teas and coffees and obviously we were asking what was going on and they told us that a gorilla had got out of its enclosure. | "They gave us free teas and coffees and obviously we were asking what was going on and they told us that a gorilla had got out of its enclosure. |
| "As we were waiting we saw the police turning up in numbers with loads of guns." | "As we were waiting we saw the police turning up in numbers with loads of guns." |
| London Zoo has confirmed no visitors were harmed during the incident. |