As many forty-five people have been injured in a French holiday resort close to Nice after firecrackers prompted panic.
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As many forty-five people have been injured in a French holiday resort close to Nice (20k) after firecrackers prompted panic.
Cafe tables were overturned and glasses smashed as people fled through the streets of Juan-Les-Pins fearing an attack was underway.
Panique à Juan-les-Pins: 45 blessés au total https://t.co/IAHeUpDRKN pic.twitter.com/p0jzLjwNDD
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) August 15, 2016
France has been under emergency law since gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in Paris in November.
Panique à Juan-les-Pins: “Les parents disaient à leurs enfants: “On joue à cache-cache!'” https://t.co/vyzwrANP7t pic.twitter.com/T3Jgryy9mD
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) August 15, 2016
Last month, a Tunisian drove his truck into Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, killing 85 people, and two Islamist militants murdered an elderly priest.