Terrified Juventus fans run from square after 'explosion' heard in Turin

[brooklynite]

Source: Sunday Express

AT least 200 people are said to have been injured, some seriously, after a firecracker sparked fears of a terrorist attack as Juventus fans watched the Champion League final in Turin.

Thousands of Juve fans had crammed into San Carlo piazza, one of the Italian city's main public squares, to watch their team take on Real Madrid in the final in Cardiff on big screens.

But during the second half of the match, hundreds of people suddenly began to stampede out of the sqaure, after reportedly mistaking the bang of a firecracker for an explosion or gunshot.

Video posted online showed hundreds of people sprinting through the streets shouting and screaming, many wearing their team's famous black and white striped shirt.

Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/812752/Turin-explosion-Juventus-Real-Madrid-square-piazza-San-Carlo-Turino

[Thomas Hurt]

1. terrorism greatest success is terrorizing people when there is no threat at all.

icing on the cake for ISIS.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Perhaps the historic bridges need guardrails installed to protect pedestrian traffic.

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Once on a bridge, you're pretty much a captive audience, since there is no shelter from a rogue agent.

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[Eugene]

3. More than 1,500 Juventus fans in Turin injured after stampede

Source: The Observer

More than 1,500 Juventus fans in Turin injured after stampede

• Witnesses suggest firecrackers mistaken for explosions caused panic and crowd surge
• Three people seriously hurt, including seven-year-old boy

Sam Jones
Sunday 4 June 2017 04.36 BST

More than 1,500 people are thought to have been injured – three of them seriously – after Juventus fans watching the Champions League final stampeded in a Turin square after mistaking firecrackers for an explosion or gunshots.

Thousands of people had gathered in Piazza San Carlo on Saturday night to watch Juventus play Real Madrid on giant TV screens. During the second half of the match loud bangs led to a sudden rush in the middle of the crowd, causing a surge that flung people against barriers.

Many were trampled as people began to run out of the centre of the square, screaming in fear. The stampede may been started by the explosion of a loud firecracker that was mistaken for a bomb, some witnesses suggested.

“I heard an explosion, which must have been a huge firecracker,” a witness told La Stampa, one of Italy’s daily newspapers. However, another suggested it may have been the result of a security barrier falling over.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/03/juventus-fans-injured-turin-square-panic-firecrackers