Mass panic as hundreds flee train station over fears of terror attack in Barcelona
TERRIFIED passengers caused a mass stampede in Barcelona where people were running for their lives following fears over a terror attack.
There was a stampede after the mass panic
An incident at the Sagrera station in Barcelona caused complete panic among passengers at a time when terror fears are running extremely high across Europe.
Passengers, who are on high alert following a string of attacks across the continent, thought that the fight was terror-related.
Passengers fled the train fleeing when they thought there was a terrorism attack
The chaotic scene was captured on a journalist’s mobile phone, who filmed hundreds of people running away from the platform even jumping over turnstiles to escape what they thought was a deadly terrorist attack.
The passengers were screaming in fear of what they thought could be happening.
The stampede was a false terrorism alert
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According to the Spanish transport authorities, the chaos began when someone, probably drunk, shouted at other passengers.
The same person jumped onto the tracks and police men were needed to arrest him.
In the video, one of the witnesses said: “Everyone was running and people dropped their bags to get away.”
Some of the passengers were interviewed after the terrifying event
Another person said: “We were running because we did not know what had happened.”
The day after the horrific Nice attack, a flash mob triggered panic in the centre of Girona.
A few days later, Barcelona’s police closed one of the main arteries of the city centre due to a false terrorist alarm with an abandoned car.