Christmas shopping descended into chaos outside a major shopping centre where fireworks and alarms were set off, amid large crowds.
Huge crowds of youngsters were seen gathering outside the Arndale in Manchester where they are also said to have blocked tram lines.
Some of the youngsters were said to be causing havoc inside the centre where they set off alarms, prompting a visit by police to disperse the crowd which witnesses claimed to be as big as 700, Manchester Evening News reported.
