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A massive brawl broke out at a mall in Orange Park, Florida, leading to the arrest of five individuals.
A video of the fight between up to 60 teenage girls was shared to Facebook on Saturday, according to CBS.
The video was viewed more than 500,000 times before it was removed from the platform.Young women can be seen kicking and punching each other in the footage of the altercation, with many of them appearing to wear matching shirts with an airbrushed design.
Most of the people involved appeared to be teenagers, but at least one adult may have been involved, according to an account a parent of one of the arrested teens gave CBS.
Her 15-year-old daughter was arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer, but the mother said her daughter was actually a victim.
'[The aggressors] were walking around the mall bullying my daughter and her friends' she said.
'My daughter and her friends were minding their own business when the adult started pick on them and saying stuff. The adult spit in my daughter's face.'
The mother, who said her daughter was beaten while on a couch at the Orange Park Mall, also said her teenager and her friends did not know the other women involved in the attack.
CBS obtained a statement from the mall's general manager.
'The safety of our shoppers, retailers and employees is our top priority,' John Westbrook said.
'We are working closely with the Clay County Sheriff's Office as they investigate this incident.'