{"id":163614,"date":"2020-12-07T09:50:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T09:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/four-arrested-as-huge-crowds-gather-outside-harrods\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T12:09:25","slug":"four-arrested-as-huge-crowds-gather-outside-harrods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/four-arrested-as-huge-crowds-gather-outside-harrods\/","title":{"rendered":"Four arrested as huge crowds gather outside Harrods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four people were arrested as Harrods<\/a> was swarmed by large crowds of young people on Saturday 5 December.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Metropolitan Police were called to the iconic department store in London\u2019s Knightsbridge after hundreds of people gathered outside the store without social distancing or wearing face coverings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: \u201cFour males were arrested in total - two for affray, one for breach of COVID regulations, and another for a public order offence and breach of COVID regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

One staff member told TheIndustry.fashion: \"We were already restricting entry at the store and the group tried to force their way in, which caused some chaos. Even when my shift finished and I had left, they were still gathering outside drinking and beer bottles were being thrown around.<\/strong>\"<\/p>\n

Police arrived at the scene shortly after 1pm but photographs taken at after 5pm showed crowds were still crammed outside laughing and speaking to door staff.<\/p>\n

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This is happening outside Harrods and many other shops in London, people walking shoulder to shoulder, meanwhile thousands of people from the entertainment business are not able to work for over 1 year! @BorisJohnson<\/a> @10DowningStreet<\/a> @UKGovernmentEng @SkyNews<\/a> @guardian<\/a> @BBCNews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hUgFpU2pbh<\/a><\/p>\n

— Savenightclubs (@savenightclubs) December 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n