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Hemer in North Rhine-Westphalia: a dispute over the direction of corona escalated in the gas station

2022-05-09T14:11:42.944Z


In the corona pandemic, the arrows on the ground should ensure that people do not get too close. The opposite happened in a gas station in North Rhine-Westphalia - and a dispute over the direction signs ended in a fight.


Police on duty (symbol photo)

Photo: Carsten Rehder/ DPA

A dispute about the corona-related direction of travel in a gas station in Hemer, Sauerland, degenerated into a fight.

According to the police, a 20-year-old wanted to leave the sales room in the opposite direction of the arrow after paying.

Another customer was obviously upset: The 30-year-old said he had to prevent this.

First, the two men pushed each other, then the 30-year-old punched the younger opponent in the face.

»Goods flew through the salesroom«

Gas station employees alerted the police.

She later summed it up: During the scuffle, the two brawlers fell into a wall of shelves, which broke, and: "Goods flew through the sales room."

Now the 30-year-old is being investigated because of the punch.

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Source: spiegel

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