Harambe killing: Cincinnati zoo deletes official Twitter account
The entire world cried foul after the zoo staff killed the giant ape in a bid to save a 3-year-old boy, who had managed to crawl through the barrier and fallen into the gorilla's enclosure.
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The Zoo authorities faced a public backlash over the killing of the gorilla,named Harambe, which focuses on whether it was necessary to kill the ape or could the incident be avoided.
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The anger of grieving people rose when certain reports claimed that Harambe was in fact, trying to protect the boy and not harm him as the zoo staff thought.
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Cincinnati Zoo officials said they were heartbroken over the loss of Harambe, but had to make a rapid choice on how to rescue the boy.
May 31, 2016, 02:43 AM IST