rumors of a shooting led to a movement of the crowd Monday in the city, and caused minor injuries. No shots had actually been found.
a rumor of A shooting caused on Monday evening a crowd movement on the Croisette in Cannes, but “no shot” or “detonation” have been found on-site.
A raising of doubt has been “carried out by the national police (…). It is a movement of panic”, said on Twitter the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes. “No shot, no detonation at the present time”, according to police.
“Several minor injuries due to the motion crowd have been taken care of,” said the fire department of the Alpes-Maritimes. A hundred firefighters were present on the spot in the evening.
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“people in panic, screamed,”
“there has been no shot in Cannes, or frenzied cut off but a shot of collective madness after an individual has yelled ‘gun'”, tweeted also the mayor of the city David Lisnard, showing his side of the “five injuries”.
“The crowd movement was caused as a result of a rumor. (…) The situation is under control. We thank you not to convey false information,” has denied the city of Cannes on Twitter, while numerous videos of people in panic were circulating on social networks.
According to a witness on site, the terraces were reversed on the Croisette after a crowd movement party since the beach Barrier the Majestic : “people in panic screaming and some fell to earth”, explained Jacques Benaroch, a professional photographer.
