Punch­fest in Lon­gye­ar­by­en

Hard to belie­ve, but it has hap­pen­ed: in the late evening on Mon­day, a lar­ge num­ber of young men got enga­ged in a robust fight in a bar in Lon­gye­ar­by­en. The ser­vice per­son­nel of the Sval­Bar did not have any choice but to ring the poli­ce. In the past, the Sval­Bar used to adver­ti­se with a slo­gan that only tho­se who real­ly deser­ve it would be kicked out. The­re are obvious­ly some more peop­le who have joi­ned this doubt­ful club now.

For rea­sons not yet known, two groups of young men star­ted to fight so vigo­rous­ly that the staff had to call the poli­ce to stop the punch­fest. One man had to go to hos­pi­tal. The exact num­ber of per­sons invol­ved is so far unknown. The poli­ce is inves­ti­ga­ting.

As recent­ly as last week, a man got a fine of 8000 Nor­we­gi­an Kro­ner becau­se of aggres­si­ve beha­viour in one of Longyearbyen’s pubs.

Source: Sys­sel­man­nen

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