Active Members Fi8sVrs Posted June 6, 2011 Active Members Report Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) German police hold 11 after Facebook party invite goes awryHamburg - Some 1,600 people turned up at a 16th birthday party in northern Germany after a girl accidentally posted invitations on Facebook and neglected to mark them as 'private,' police in Hamburg said Saturday.Thessa put details of her party at her parents' home in Hamburg-Bramfeld on the social networking site.The Friday night party began peacefully enough, but as the hours went by, partygoers became increasingly inebriated in the street outside the family home and a conflict with the police erupted.'Thessa, O, Tessa, we don't know you, but it doesn't matter, we're going to get drunk as we mark your birthday,' they sang, holding up banners reading 'We love you Thessa.'The partygoers then set refuse containers alight, burnt down a garden shed and trashed parked cars.'Stones, bottles and fireworks were thrown. Guests wrecked front gardens, trampling fences,' a police spokesman said. One officer was slightly hurt while 11 youngsters were detained.Thessa's parents had cancelled the party and employed a private security firm. Police put up riot barriers and deployed 100 officers, including some on horseback, in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain order.But Happy Birthday to You was sung at midnight, and it was not before 2 am before the unwanted celebrations came to an end.Thessa was reported to have found refuge with her grandparents during the party.VideoSource Edited June 6, 2011 by Fi8sVrs Quote
