The visitors had reasoned in slightly different ways before their visit to Furuviksparken.

"Everyone is human. What has happened has happened and everyone can learn from it, says visitor Louise Åkerblom.

"I think they've done the best they could. So we will be here and the children will have fun, says visitor Joakim Appelgren.

Police: "Been calm"

The police were on the scene with several patrols. Sometimes there was also a buzzing sound from the sky – when the police had their drone up.

"It's been calm," police operations chief Johan Olsson said an hour after the park opened.

Protesters held up placards

Two groups of demonstrators were in the vicinity of Furuviksparken's entrance. Many held up placards that read, for example, "Animals are not entertainment" and "Why was Torsten shot?".

"We don't want these animals to be seen as a display object or a pleasure," says Malin Gustafsson, spokesperson for the Animal Rights Alliance.

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Five chimpanzees escaped from Furuvik Park in December. Four of them: Torsten, Linda, Santino and Manda were shot dead. In the clip, we summarize the event in 60 seconds. Photo: Jan-Peter Eriksson/SVT