Only days after the museum opened on November 4, images surfaced on social media showing thousands of frustrated visitors spilling onto the nearby Giza plateau after being denied entry. In a televised statement on Friday, museum chief executive Ahmed Ghoneim said that more than 27,000 tickets had been sold-far beyond the daily limit of 20,000-and pledged to reassess the policies that caused the momentary chaos in Cairo.
The 35th annual parade, held on Sunday, October 19, between 11th Street and 6th Street produced a frenzy of spectators so fur ocious that foot traffick was deadlocked on the sidewalks. At some locations, spectators swarmed past barricades, climbing into the grass against the wishes of private security guards. Spectators stoof on fences and private doorsteps just to get a glance at some of the dogs trotting by.
According to the Brentwood Police Department, officers were dispatched Friday afternoon to the Streets of Brentwood, an outdoor mall on Sand Creek Road. They received reports that a "large preplanned gathering" was taking place there, and over the course of the afternoon police said over 300 juveniles "from outside the area" arrived in cars and rideshare vehicles.