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| Apple apologises after allegations of racism by Australia schoolboys | Apple apologises after allegations of racism by Australia schoolboys |
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| Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident. | Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident. |
| Footage of the incident at Melbourne's Highpoint shopping centre emerged on Tuesday sparking a social media outcry. | Footage of the incident at Melbourne's Highpoint shopping centre emerged on Tuesday sparking a social media outcry. |
| A staff member can be heard saying security are concerned that the boys will shoplift. | A staff member can be heard saying security are concerned that the boys will shoplift. |
| Apple said the store manager apologised to the boys, who are all black, and their school principal. | Apple said the store manager apologised to the boys, who are all black, and their school principal. |
| The student who filmed the video, Francis Ose, said on Facebook: "Simply racism - made them apologise tho (sic)." | The student who filmed the video, Francis Ose, said on Facebook: "Simply racism - made them apologise tho (sic)." |
| Another of the boys involved, Mohamed Semra, later said on Facebook that they were satisfied with the response from Apple. | Another of the boys involved, Mohamed Semra, later said on Facebook that they were satisfied with the response from Apple. |
| "They apologised, so we're chilling, no need to take it further," he wrote. | "They apologised, so we're chilling, no need to take it further," he wrote. |
| The video of the incident has been viewed more than 62,000 times on Facebook and sparked debate across social media. | |
| In it, a staff member can be heard saying: "These guys are … just a bit worried you might steal something". | In it, a staff member can be heard saying: "These guys are … just a bit worried you might steal something". |
| When the boys protest, the staff member tells them: "End of discussion - I need to ask you to leave our store." | When the boys protest, the staff member tells them: "End of discussion - I need to ask you to leave our store." |
| All of the students in the video are in Year 10 and attend Maribyrnong College in Melbourne. | All of the students in the video are in Year 10 and attend Maribyrnong College in Melbourne. |