Customers and Apple employees came to blows on the weekend during the launch of the white Apple iPhone in Beijing. The violence flared when a grey-market reseller posing as an end-customer was ejected from the queue. The front doors to the Apple Store were closed and subsequently smashed by those denied entrance, injuring an Apple worker. [Photo credit: Macx.cn]
The Sanlitun Apple Store in Bejiing, before the violence.
The aftermath. According to online reports, the damage at the Sanlitun Apple Store exceeded US$46,000 ($A42,600).
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Up to four customers required medical treatment after the scuffle.
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A bystander steps tentatively over the glass.
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Customers take photos of the aftermath (is that a white iPhone in the foreground?)
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The store was closed for the rest of the day, with business returning to normal (albeit with added security) the next morning.
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Customers and Apple employees came to blows on the weekend during the launch of the white Apple iPhone in Beijing. The violence flared when a grey-market reseller posing as an end-customer was ejected from the queue. The front doors to the Apple Store were closed and subsequently smashed by those denied entrance, injuring an Apple worker. [Photo credit: Macx.cn]