Facebook Permalink Ending with :0

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Note: This question is not asking how to extract post_id's from the permalink. I'm asking what does the suffix of the permalink actually means/stands for.

I'm working on an app that pulls facebook photos/statuses.

I use a regex to pull the post_id out of a facebook permalink, which normally looks like this:

https://www.facebook.com/username/posts/post_id

However, from time to time, I notice some permalinks that looks like this:

https://www.facebook.com/username/posts/post_id:0

Question: What is ":0"? When/why does it occur?

Edit: Example of facebook posts: https://www.facebook.com/hehui.lim/posts/10202967332729156

And.. https://www.facebook.com/lengyein/posts/10152174297949341:0

I also noticed that it is possible to have :1, :2, :3.

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