Alice Springs brawl: Huge fight breaks out at Yeperenye shopping centre trends now
A huge brawl broke out at a shopping centre in Alice Springs - the latest shocking spate of violence to strike the troubled Outback town.
Footage recorded at Yeperenye Shopping Centre on Tuesday shows a group of young people throwing chairs and chasing after each other to exchange blows.
The violence sent staff and shoppers scurrying for cover as it spread through the busy mall.
It is unclear what sparked the chaos or exactly who was involved - though dozens appeared to be caught up in the violence.
Footage recorded at Yeperenye Shopping Centre shows a group of young people throwing chairs and chasing after each other to exchange blows
It is unclear what sparked the chaos or exactly who was involved - though dozens appeared to be caught up in the violence
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NT Police for comment.
The incident is just the latest in a string of violent attacks in the Outback town, which is plagued by gangs of youths trashing businesses and robbing homes.
Partial alcohol bans are also in place in the town - despite grumbles from locals.
'No Grog today but this ain’t going away,’ one person posted on social media.
Another wrote: ‘Our town is at breaking point!’
‘What an absolute disgrace. The AFP needs to be brought in to restore order, this is absolutely unacceptable,’ a third said.
Other locals stated they are now too terrified to visit the area.
‘Sorry store owners of Yeperenye - no go zone for me until things improve - just not worth the trauma - so sad for everyone,’ one person wrote.
Another added: ‘Seeing and hearing about Alice, I'm so close to cancelling all my plans to visit in April. l have elderly people with me and I don't think I want them to be confronted with this.'
On Monday afternoon in a separate incident, a teenager was set upon by axe-wielding youths in a
