Riot in Accessories: Shocking scenes show bust-up at top people's store Harrods' luxury handbag department

A fight broke out at Givenchy handbag counter in Harrods on Saturday
Four men were seen in a scuffle and one man was escorted out by security
He said he was 'punched' by two men who he didn't know and acted in self defence

By Isobel Frodsham For Mailonline

Published: 19:31 BST, 4 April 2017 | Updated: 20:09 BST, 4 April 2017

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Shoppers were left shocked after a fight broke out in the handbag department of luxury department store Harrods.

Footage shows two fights taking place in front of a handbag display of Givenchy on Saturday in Knightsbridge, London.

Two men are seen in a tussle while another man stands in between them trying to separate them.

Four men were seen fighting in Harrods on Saturday in the luxury handbag department at the Givenchy kiosk

Footage shows a security guard intervening and breaking up the fights between the men

Nearby, two other men are seen wrestling while onlookers gasp in horror.

A security guard is then seen breaking up one of the brawls, while a second video shows four guards holding a man, wearing a purple cardigan, and dragging him out of the shop as he shouts in protest.

The man, who did not want to be named, told The Sun: 'I was walking past and two men grabbed me and started to punch me.

Several onlookers were heard gasping in horror as more members of the security arrived

One man was then escorted out of the shop by police and was heard shouting in protest

But the man denies that he started it, and said: 'I was walking past and two men grabbed me and started to punch me'

'I had never met them before. I don’t know what is wrong with them. They started it.'

He added that he had acted in 'self defence'.

One witness also told the newspaper it was a 'dumb fight' and said: 'It was just shameful cause Harrods security didn’t intervene until it got out of hand and they were like "no fighting at Harrods".'

A spokeswoman for Harrods told MailOnline: 'Harrods security ejected one male from the store following a short altercation between a small group of customers on Saturday evening.'

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police could not confirm if officers attended the scene on Saturday.