A New York influencer sparked a surprise rally of around 2,000 young people in Manhattan on Friday afternoon that escalated into street violence and injured people, police said. She made arrests.
It all started on Friday with a plea on Instagram from 21-year-old streamer Kai Cenat to meet him in lower Manhattan for a handout of freebies — including PlayStations 5 game consoles — streamed live on social media.
Thousands of young people – at least 2000 according to American television – then gathered very quickly in the Union Square district, in the south of Manhattan, in the hope of seeing the star and pocketing prizes.
Suddenly and, apparently for no reason, young men started throwing projectiles from a nearby construction site, targeting other people and the police, who were rapidly deployed in large numbers. Televisions also showed individuals surrounding and blocking vehicles and climbing onto the roof of a black SUV.
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