New Delhi, July 29 -- A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg announced that it had killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests from animal rights activists.

The Tiergarten Nurnberg Zoo first announced plans to kill baboons it didn't have space for in February 2024. It had said that it examined offers to take in some of the animals but was unable to make any of them work.

The plans drew criticism from animal rights groups. They also drew protests at the zoo, which said on Monday that it would have to start preparing to kill baboons. On Tuesday morning, it announced that it was closing for the day for unspecified "operational reasons".

On Tuesday afternoon, police said several activists forced their way into the grounds, a few of them g...