Crowds in Turin flee in fear after incident sparks panic during Champions League final viewing

Record ID: 877996

  • Title: Crowds in Turin flee in fear after incident sparks panic during Champions League final viewing
  • Date: 3rd June 2017
  • Summary: BLOOD ON SHOES
  • Embargoed: 17th June 2017 22:23
  • Keywords: Champions League Juventus fans Turin Panic
  • Location: TURIN, ITALY
  • City: TURIN, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0046JQ4R47
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: ==EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL==
    Screams and shouts echoed around Turin's San Carlo Square on Saturday night (June 3) as panic sparked crowds of people to flee away from the square down the side streets.
    Thousands of people had gathered in the square to watch the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus.
    About 400 people were being treated for slight injuries, Italian media reported. About five people were seriously hurt, including a 7-year-old boy who was trampled, Sky TG24 reported.
    During the second half of the match, which local club Juventus went on to lose 1-4 to Real Madrid, video cameras show a sudden rush in the middle of the crowd that caused a surge that flung people against barriers.
    Many fans then began to run out of the centre of the square, screaming in fear.
    The panic may been started by the explosion of a loud firecracker that was mistaken for a bomb, a Reuters witness said.
    Afterwards shoes and bags littered the ground, people were seen limping and searching desperately for friends and relatives, the witness said.
    Police have set up an information point to help people find their loved ones, and they are investigating what caused the panic.
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