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Solar eclipse chaos as police called to 'free glasses' handout amid crowd scramble

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Thousands descended on the area for the rare celestial spectacle - but police had to step in for crowd control

Hundreds of people descended on a tent in Bristol's Sea Walls handing out free glasses ahead of today's once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse

A witness said people became 'unruly', when they were unable to get the free eclipse glasses they were promised

Birmingham Live🏁 first to report2 hrs ago

One eyewitness compared the chaotic scenes to 'Independence Day'