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Escaped gorilla recaptured at London Zoo

Latest: Scotland Yard says an escaped gorilla at London Zoo has been recaptured after being subdued by a tranquilliser dart.

Escaped gorilla recaptured at London Zoo

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016 - 19:14

Update 7pm: Scotland Yard says an escaped gorilla at London Zoo has been recaptured after being subdued by a tranquilliser dart.

An alert was raised earlier with members of the public being kept inside one of the zoo's buildings for safety.

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