A foreigner who was overheard verbally abusing a cashier at a Jusco department store in Shenzhen triggered a protest involving about 100 Chinese shoppers, reports Daily Sunshine.

The foreigner appeared impatient with the check-out speed and started yelling at the cashier in English at around 8 pm on Thursday.

Another customer, identified as Song, confronted the man because he had used abusive language, but the foreigner physically attacked him.

Jusco staff took the agitated man into an office, but shoppers angered by his outburst refused to leave.

They gathered outside the office, chanting: "Apologize! Apologize!"

The stand-off did not end until 11 pm when police came to escort the foreigner away.

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