Fight breaks out over cut-price fruit and veg: Tesco forced to lay on extra security staff to deal with bargain hunters

• Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart said the scenes were 'shocking' 
  
• Reports of shoppers knocking each other to the ground over bargains 
  
• Some have also been seen pinching items from other people's baskets

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 01:21 GMT, 19 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:50 GMT, 19 December 2013

Tesco has been forced to lay on extra security staff to deal with bargain hunters fighting over reduced fruit and vegetables.

In scenes described as ‘shocking’ by the local MP, shoppers have been knocking each other to the ground and even pinching items from other people’s baskets.

Eyewitnesses reported shoppers being injured and supermarket workers being attacked as they brought out trolleys of reduced items. 

Tesco confirmed extra staff are on duty ‘to manage the reductions to make sure all our customers can shop safely’.

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