Fast food chain McDonald’s condemned incidents in Britain in which pro-Palestinian activists threw live mice en masse into restaurants.

Birmingham City Police had previously said they were investigating a case in which live rodents were dumped at a McDonald’s restaurant on Monday. According to the BBC, it was one of several incidents in which videos posted online circulated.

Footage shows men with Palestinian flags throwing boxes of mice or rats into McDonald’s restaurants. Some of the animals were allegedly dyed in the colors of the Palestinian flag. The activists allegedly wanted revenge for the fact that free meals were distributed at the chain’s restaurants in Israel. To the soldiers.

According to the British news agency PA, a McDonald’s spokesperson stressed that individual licensees in Israel make independent decisions: “McDonald’s corporation does not fund or support any government involved in the conflict,” the spokesperson said. Local business partners operating licensed restaurants took action independently, without McDonald’s consent. After the incidents, the restaurants were completely cleaned and exterminators were called, the fast food chain said.

Police said they had opened an investigation for disorderly conduct. He said: “We understand the stress this has caused and this is not acceptable under any circumstances.”