Escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden as four shot dead

The apes had escaped on Wednesday, with some of them making their way out of the monkey house where they lived.

The main entrance to Furuvik Zoo (Fredrik Sandberg/TT/AP)

Officials at a Swedish zoo have recaptured three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure, and got them back into a secure space, but four others were shot dead.

The Furuvik zoo said in a statement that the surviving animals are now being looked after and one who is injured is receiving veterinary care.