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| Dozens injured in stampede sparked by ‘shooting’ scare in France’s Juan-les-Pins – reports | Dozens injured in stampede sparked by ‘shooting’ scare in France’s Juan-les-Pins – reports |
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| Forty people have been reportedly injured in a stampede in the French Mediterranean resort of Juan-Les-Pins after fears of gunfire led to panic. | Forty people have been reportedly injured in a stampede in the French Mediterranean resort of Juan-Les-Pins after fears of gunfire led to panic. |
| Police denied Twitter reports of an attack or a shooting, but confirmed that a stampede has taken place on the town’s Louis Gallet Avenue and are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident. | Police denied Twitter reports of an attack or a shooting, but confirmed that a stampede has taken place on the town’s Louis Gallet Avenue and are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident. |
| France Bleu Azur radio reported that the noise, which led to panic, came from firecrackers or from a car with a noisy engine. The outlet later reported that 40 people received minor injuries in the stampede. | |
| Firefighters have asked people not to clutter the phone lines as they respond to the incident. | Firefighters have asked people not to clutter the phone lines as they respond to the incident. |
| Several ambulances are also on the scene. | 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. | 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. | 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. | France has been shaken by a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks since January 2015. |
| READ MORE: Attack in Nice matches calls by terrorist groups, says prosecutor | READ MORE: Attack in Nice matches calls by terrorist groups, says prosecutor |