Palestine protesters throw box full of spraypainted mice into McDonald's in Birmingham
Customers at the Birmingham McDonald's branch can be seen looking stunned as a man empties the box onto the floor
A box of mice was reportedly thrown into a Birmingham McDonald's by protestors who were shouting "free Palestine". Three boxes of red, white and green spray-painted mice were seen being loaded into the back of a car by a man.
The footage emerged on social media, with a video titled 'enjoy your rat burgers'. The word "Palestine" had been placed over the vehicle's number plates.
It's believed the person can then be seen walking up to the Star City McDonald's branch in Birmingham, before the mice are thrown onto the floor, followed by the shouting of "Free Palestine", reports The Express.
As the rodents are hurled into the branch, customers can be heard screaming and jumping in shock. Workers at the branch were seen trying to divert the mice out of the restaurant in a subsequent video.
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Pro-Palestinian protests have broken out across the globe after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7. Earlier, protesters surrounded a Marks and Spencer store in Scotland.
After marching through the streets of Glasgow demanding an immediate ceasefire, they gathered outside M&S holding Palestinian flags and placards, reading "Freedom for Palestine". The clip was shared on X from an account named Biology Rules Okay along with the comment: "Berlin 1933. The brownshirts held their rally and then marched to a Jewish-owned shop to make the staff and their customers feel unsafe.
Tensions between pro-Palestinians and British Jews remain high due to the conflict in Gaza. Police have reported an increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia since the attack over three weeks ago. More than 8,000 people in Gaza have been killed since Hamas's atrocities, which claimed the lives of 1,400 on the Israeli side of the border. It has led to mass protests in cities across the UK, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Belfast.
A spokesperson for McDonald's told LBC: "We are aware of an incident in our Birmingham Star City restaurant this evening where a number of mice were released by a member of the public. Following the removal of the mice, the restaurant has been fully sanitised and our pest control partners have been called out to conduct a full inspection."