Shoplifting chaos erupted when security staff grappled with young women in a Primark store.
Video showed a tug-of-war between two men and several women as shoppers looked on.
The security staff appeared to be trying to stop the women leaving the store.
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But it the suspects managed to escape after bolting through a door.
At one point during the melee one of the women could be heard screaming at staff: “Let go of my bag.”
The chaotic clip ended with staff talking to one of the women from the scuffle who was left sitting on the floor.
It happened at Primark in Broadmead, Bristol, as reported by Need To Know.
Viewers were shocked by the crazy scenes, with some amazed that people would be stealing from the bargain store.
One said: “Robbing from Primark, embarrassing.”
Another added: “You know you are scraping the barrel when you resort to shoplifting from Primark.”
While a third added: “What is frightening is no longer the act itself, but the fact that we have long since become accustomed to it.”
And a fourth said: “All fun and games until the police kick your door down at 5am in the morning and arrest you.”
