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September 21, 2012, Friday
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POLICE in a sleepy Dutch town braced yesterday for an invasion of party-goers after a teenager's birthday invite on Facebook went viral, prompting thousands of replies.
Officers in Haren near the northern city of Groningen were on high alert after the schoolgirl posted a message inviting friends to her 16th birthday party today, but forgot to mark it as a private event.
"She posted the invitation on Facebook and sent it to friends, who then sent it to other friends and soon it spread like wildfire across the Internet," a police spokeswoman said.
"Now thousands of people have indicated that they might be attending," she said. "We are taking extra measures."
Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported that 24,000 people received the invitation, of whom 2,400 already responded that they would come to Haren, population 18,000, for the party.
The paper said the Haren town council has dusted off emergency plans should its leafy residential streets be "flooded by party-goers."
Several websites have already sprung up dedicated to the party and referring to 2012 US teen film "Project X" - about a suburban birthday party getting out of control after an invitation goes viral.
One site referred to the party as "Project X Haren," counting down the seconds to the event and claiming 150,000 people have been invited. It also published the party's address.
Another site is already selling T-shirts for 23 euros (US$29) emblazoned with "Project X Haren" and featuring a crude logo of a man on all fours drinking from a bottle.
Police have posted on the same site: "This is an urgent call by police and the town council. Do not come to Haren on Friday night. Police are ready to stop any disorder."
Officers in Haren near the northern city of Groningen were on high alert after the schoolgirl posted a message inviting friends to her 16th birthday party today, but forgot to mark it as a private event.
"She posted the invitation on Facebook and sent it to friends, who then sent it to other friends and soon it spread like wildfire across the Internet," a police spokeswoman said.
"Now thousands of people have indicated that they might be attending," she said. "We are taking extra measures."
Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported that 24,000 people received the invitation, of whom 2,400 already responded that they would come to Haren, population 18,000, for the party.
The paper said the Haren town council has dusted off emergency plans should its leafy residential streets be "flooded by party-goers."
Several websites have already sprung up dedicated to the party and referring to 2012 US teen film "Project X" - about a suburban birthday party getting out of control after an invitation goes viral.
One site referred to the party as "Project X Haren," counting down the seconds to the event and claiming 150,000 people have been invited. It also published the party's address.
Another site is already selling T-shirts for 23 euros (US$29) emblazoned with "Project X Haren" and featuring a crude logo of a man on all fours drinking from a bottle.
Police have posted on the same site: "This is an urgent call by police and the town council. Do not come to Haren on Friday night. Police are ready to stop any disorder."
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