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NEWARK — A Facebook video shows a large white rat being released inside a crowded McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday afternoon.
The video opens with a young man accompanied by a small child carrying a clear plastic container containing the rat. They enter through the front door of the restaurant on Broad Street in downtown Newark. The man's face can briefly be seen.
"I wanna hold it. Let me hold it," the child says.
The man removes the lid and turns the container upside down, releasing the rat onto the floor. Screams are heard as customers run away, some climbing over tables and chairs to get away. The rat is seen in the video sitting still on the floor.
"Let me out! Let me out! Let me out," said one male voice heading for the door. Another can be heard laughing as the video ends.