Commerce Riots

American Apparel, London, April 2010

Ten police officers were injured when scuffles broke out after 2,000 people descended on a clothing sale.

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Riot police broke up fights and a 64-year-old man died in a queue as 550,000 World Cup tickets went on sale in shops on Thursday.

Desperate fans - and ticket touts - scuffled over the discounted seats, having queued all night with no food or water.

Tempers flared as the computer system serving 11 outlets in the nine host cities crashed minutes after opening.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2010/article-1266342/WORLD-CUP-2010-Fan-dies-ticket-rush-sales-South-Africa-descend-riots.html#ixzz0q7Bwn8FK

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/terence-blacker/whoever-said-that-the-british-liked-queueing-482800.html

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