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Title: Crowded chaos, injuries at SanLiTun Apple Store in Beijing Post by: HCK on May 07, 2011, 03:00:12 pm Crowded chaos, injuries at SanLiTun Apple Store in Beijing
It's hard to tell exactly what went down, but it can't have been good: 9to5Mac relays pictures and reporting from Mychinaviews and MacX.cn that some sort of disturbance/riot took place at the SanLiTun Apple Store in Beijing, China -- seemingly as a result of incredible demand during the China iPad 2 launch, although it's not certain. The translated MacX story suggests that the crowd of would-be customers in front of the store got a bit out of hand, and that a 'foreign employee' attacked the crowd with a piece of steel rebar or a similar instrument. Photos purporting to show the aftermath of the incident have a broken glass storefront and several injured people; we're reaching out to Apple for comment, and we'll see if there are any more detailed on-scene reports. If you or someone you know is near the SanLiTun store, head on over and let us know what's going on via our feedback form or Twitter.Crowded chaos, injuries at SanLiTun Apple Store in Beijing originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 07 May 2011 10:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/07/crowded-chaos-injuries-at-sanlitun-apple-store-in-beijing/ |