hood lock broken Help needed

[daveking]

Hi
I have a a problem with my hood release.
The handle snapped so i was using mole grips.
Today i pulled the cable and it pulled the whole
cable into the car.
As luck would have it the hood opened.
I found the part on the lock where the cable connects
to had broken off.
Not thinking i shut the hood.
How can i open the hood to fit a new lock.

Thank you in advance.

Dave king