A newly opened housewares store in the Ertuğrul neighborhood of Bergama district in İzmir organized a special discount campaign for its opening. Citizens who heard about the discount began to wait in front of the store from early morning hours. THEY TRAMPLED EACH OTHER FOR CHEAP PLATES AND CUPSCitizens wanting to buy products such as plates, cups, forks, knives, trays, and pitchers at low prices trampled each other as soon as the store opened its doors. Footage captured by the store owner's mobile phone showed that employees caught in the crowd also experienced difficult moments. A WOMAN FELL TO THE GROUNDThe footage highlighted that there was also a child among the crowd, and it captured the moment when a woman lost her balance and fell to the ground in the chaos.
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