The man was eventually restrained by police in New York.
An unsettling incident occurred in an Apple Store in Manhattan, when a man wielding a samurai sword pleaded, “I just want an iPhone”.
According to DNAinfo, nobody was injured during the incident, but the individual did threaten to harm himself with the weapon when exiting the store.
This short video of the terrifying incident has been published on social media.
Man armed with a sword arrested at #applestore #nyc #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/qljjB1d5L5
— Boris (@borisrio) November 20, 2015
One passer-by described the scenes when the man left the shop. “He put the sword to the back of his neck and just held it there,” said the 30-year-old witness, who declined to give his name. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.”
The police eventually restrained the man, who was taken to a nearby hospital.
@FoxNews man pulls sword at Apple Store pic.twitter.com/sA7lXDUUuN — Keith Davis (@rkeithdavis) November 20, 2015
Relaying the atmosphere inside the premises, this customer explained what people were seeing:
“I see a man who proceeds to pull out this sword, this mother-effing sword! The blade must have been 2 feet, curved, shining. Everybody just quickly moved back to the perimeter of the store. I’ve never been more terrified in my life.”
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