Mass brawl at Moa shopping center in Ålesund – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio

Several people were involved in a huge fight in an eyeglass shop at Moa shopping center in Ålesund on Friday afternoon. – I saw someone coming running, and suddenly there were many people in the glasses shop. I saw someone shouting for help, and then they knocked over a glass cabinet and threw chairs at him, says a witness who wishes to remain anonymous. MOA: The police had to work to calm the atmosphere. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news The police say that there were different age groups involved in the fight, ranging in age from 40 to teenagers. – Between 15 and 20 people were involved. It was a very unclear and aggressive atmosphere at the site, says operations manager Roar Fylling to news. – What did the police do to calm the mood? – They were in dialogue with the various groups. There were both police and watchmen on the move, says Fylling. BROKEN: A fight in an eyeglass shop results in a lot of broken glass. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news Broken glasses case Store manager Joachim Nelvik at Specsavers tells news that five or six people were fighting inside the store. – At first there were two people inside, who were calm, before they suddenly started shouting at each other and attacked inside the shop. KNUST: There was extensive damage in the glasses shop, says shop manager Nelvik. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news They have now closed the shop. The store manager is above all happy that no employees were physically injured, even though they were badly beaten. – We have some material damage, both chairs, glasses and a display cabinet. One person looked apparently unconscious and was picked up by an ambulance, says Nelvik. He says he thinks it was a coincidence that the fight happened in the glasses shop. THE QUAKE: Kristin Løvoll was taking an eye test when there was a roar around her. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news – Velta glass cabinet Kristin Løvoll was in for an eye test in the store. – I heard roars and bangs and a loud commotion, she says. She was still shaking when news interviewed her half an hour after the incident. BIG: Moa is the country’s fourth largest shopping center in terms of turnover. Photo: Øyvind Sandnes / news Luftfoto Someone who worked in the neighboring shop said that things calmed down a bit after the police arrived. – This is absolutely terrible, especially for us who work alone in the shop, she says to news. Two people were sent to the emergency room, without serious injuries. The police believe that the fight was about a conflict between two families. – There is a conflict between two environments of foreign origin, says project leader Christian Vegsund. CONFLICT: Two environments of foreign origin, says project manager Christian Vegsund. Photo: Olaug Bjørneset / news



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