Turin, Italy (June 5, 2017): More than 1,500 people were injured after a bomb scare triggered a stampede as Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in Turin.
Authorities confirmed that 1,527 were treated for mainly minor injuries while three of the injured, including a young boy of Chinese origin who was crushed after tripping as he tried to run, are reported to be in serious condition.
The panic seemed to have been triggered by fireworks, followed by one or more people shouting that a bomb had exploded – a notion that quickly filtered through the crowd.
The scare in Turin came just minutes before another deadly attack unfolded in London with assailants driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then going on a stabbing spree before being shot dead by police.
Several thousand fans had turned up to watch the match in the Piazza San Carlo in downtown Turin.
As fear took hold, a rush towards exit points quickly accelerated and the square emptied so quickly it was left strewn with hundreds of shoes ripped off people’s feet as they ran.
