As if Apple isn’t facing enough pressure on its iPhone 5 supply chain, news broke Sunday that a riot took place at Foxconn, the Asian facility believed to produce a large portion of Apple’s latest generation smartphones.
According to Apple Insider, a “mass disturbance” took place at Foxconn’s Taiyuan factory surfaced. 2,000 people are believed to have been involved in the riot.
The first reports came in late Saturday night through the Sina Weibo micro-blogging service, showing pictures of police clad in riot gear fending off large groups of people in and around Foxconn’s plant, reports Engadget.
As of this writing, it isn’t clear what triggered the riot or if production was in any way impaired.
Chinese authorities aren’t saying much of the incident and have already begun removing several videos and images that surfaced online overnight.
Not surprisingly, Apple is also yet to offer formal comment or insight.
