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| French police deny reports of attack in resort of Juan-les-Pins, confirm stampede | French police deny reports of attack in resort of Juan-les-Pins, confirm stampede |
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| There has been panic in the French Mediterranean resort of Juan-les-Pins on Sunday night, after reports of gunfire. | There has been panic in the French Mediterranean resort of Juan-les-Pins on Sunday night, after reports of gunfire. |
| However, sources in the French police have denied Twitter reports of an attack or a shooting, France Bleu Azur radio reported. | However, sources in the French police have denied Twitter reports of an attack or a shooting, France Bleu Azur radio reported. |
| Police, however, confirmed there was a stampede on the town’s Louis Gallet Avenue and will review CCTV footage of the incident. | Police, however, confirmed there was a stampede on the town’s Louis Gallet Avenue and will review CCTV footage of the incident. |
| The radio reported that the noise, which led to panic, came from firecrackers or from a car with a noisy engine. | The radio reported that the noise, which led to panic, came from firecrackers or from a car with a noisy engine. |
| Firefighters have asked people not to clutter the phone lines as they respond to the incident. | |
| Several ambulances are also on the scene. | |
| This is the second scare in the area in recent days. On Saturday a Juan-Les-Pins neighbourhood was cordoned off after a suspicious water bottle sparked a bomb threat and major operation, according to Nice-Matin. No threat was found. | |
| Juan-Les-Pins lies 27 kilometers south of Nice, the scene of last month’s deadly terror attack. | |
| On July 14, 84 people were killed in Nice when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations. | On July 14, 84 people were killed in Nice when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations. |
| France has been shaken by a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks since January 2015. |