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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Katie Weston

Terrified diners huddle inside restaurant while brawlers bash each other with chairs

A brawl erupted outside a restaurant last week as terrified customers looked on while people hit each other with chairs.

Footage captures a waiter locking the door and diners asking "should we call the police?" during the fight in Beckenham, South East London.

Around a dozen men were huddled outside with some holding metal seats and whacking others over the head.

Police received a report about the brawl at roughly 10.30pm but the caller said all involved had dispersed.

Social media users reacted to the clip, shared to Twitter last Thursday, poking fun at the use of chairs during the clash.

One posted: "Table for four please?" while another wrote: "Musical chairs is back in!"

Around a dozen men were huddled outside with some holding metal chairs (Twitter)

And a third added: "Everyone loves a chair."

Towards the start of the footage, yelling can be heard outside as customers peer out of the window and a woman who appears to be a member of staff runs across the restaurant.

A man repeatedly hurls a chair at others who attempt to shield themselves, before one person throws a smaller object and backs away.

The video ends with a male diner getting out his phone while being asked whether to call the police.

Towards the start of the footage, yelling can be heard outside as customers peer out of the window (Twitter)

The Metropolitan Police said one caller reported a "big fight" that had broken up and they received nothing further.

A spokesperson for the force told The Mirror: "We had one call about this at 22:29hrs on June 8.

"The caller said there had been a big fight on Beckenham High Street but that all involved had dispersed.

"We didn’t receive any further calls."

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