Crowd Surges at Swatch Stores Trigger Closures, Evacuation in Leidschendam
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In several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and France, the crowds surrounding the sale of a new watch by the Swiss brand Swatch are causing chaotic scenes. In the Netherlands, things got out of hand on Saturday. The police and security at the Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam had to intervene and evict several hundred people from the shopping center. A long line had formed in front of the store due to the l…
The atmosphere was grim and restless, according to a police spokesperson.
The police and security at the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam turned away a few hundred people from the shopping center on Saturday morning. There was a long line in front of the Swatch store because a new watch was scheduled to go on sale there on Saturday.
Crowd surges at Swatch stores trigger closures, evacuation in Leidschendam
Police and security evacuated several hundred people from the Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam on Saturday morning after large crowds gathered for the launch of a limited edition Swatch watch. Simultaneous disruptions in Amsterdam and Utrecht forced store closures and police removals as the release unraveled across the country, NOS reports.
The police turned away 50 to 100 people in front of a watch store in Utrecht on Saturday morning. There was a long line in front of the Swatch store on Lange Elisabethstraat because a new watch was supposed to go on sale there today. "My son had seen it on TikTok."
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