DHAKA: Zoo officials have shot dead a gorilla after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosed space in the US city of Cincinnati.

The boy scrambled though a barrier and fell into a moat, where he was grabbed and dragged by the gorilla, BBC reports on Sunday (May 29).

The zoo said it took action to shoot the 180-kg gorilla as the situation was ‘life-threatening’.

Cincinnati zoo has temporarily shut its gorilla exhibit following the incident on Saturday (May 28).

However, the child was taken to a local hospital and although no information about his condition has been released. It is believed he will recover.

BDST: 1455 HRS, May 29, 2016
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