A stampede occurred at the LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade in New York on Sunday, with hundreds of people attempting to flee after mistaking the sound of firecrackers for gunshots, police said.
“There were NO shots fired in Washington Square Park“, New York police tweeted shortly after the incident.”After investigation, it was determined that the sound came from firecrackers thrown at the site“.
The stampede only caused “no serious injury“, the police told AFP.
Photographs and videos shared on social media showed terrified people running or walking at full speed down a street bordering the square.
After investigation, it was determined that the sound came from firecrackers thrown at the site
Tens of thousands of people took part in this march on Sunday in the streets of lower Manhattan under a blazing sun.
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