iPad Fight

10 May 2011 - It was only a small article in teh newspaper, but four people were taken to hospital and a glass door smashed as a near-riot broke out at an Apple store in Beijing. "Crowds were rushing to snap up the iPad 2", state press media said yesterday. Angry consumers began rushing into the store on Saturday afternoon after a foreign Apple employee allegedly stepped into the crowd to push and beat people suspected of queue jumping, the Beijing news said. After the employee retreated back into the store, consumers smashed the glass front door and shoved security guards as they surged forward in anger over the alleged beatings. The store in Sanlitin commercial district closed early because of the altercation. it is not clear if anyone walked away with the beloved iPad 2. Only in China!