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Chaos Erupts in New York City as Web Giveaway Event Turns into Large-scale Riots

Large-scale riots broke out in New York (video screenshot)

Overseas Network, August 5th, according to the US “New York Post” report, on the 4th local time, an American web anchor held a giveaway event in Union Square, New York. Unexpectedly, it turned into a large-scale riot, and the crowd threw stones at the police. Blocks, shovels, the scene was chaotic.

During the nearly three hours of rioting, thousands of young fans poured into Union Square, throwing rocks, shovels, bottles and other items at the police, lighting firecrackers, attacking police officers and smashing cars.

Large-scale riots broke out in New York (video screenshot)

Vendor Mohamed Ramadan, 39, said a group of children wrecked his food truck, causing an estimated $2,000 in damage. “They raided shopping carts, food trucks, took everything. It was the kids, it was the kids!”

Police described the incident as a “full-scale riot”. The webcaster who held the event has been detained by the police. The number of injured and arrested at the scene is still unclear. (Li Meng from Overseas Network)

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2023-08-05 07:02:00

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