Flashmob by German tourists sparks "terror attack" panic in Spain

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Source: http://www.thelocal.de/20160803/germ...panic-in-spain

Holidaymakers in the Catalan beach resort of Platja d’Aro thought they were caught up in a terrorist attack on Tuesday evening after a group staged a flashmob.

The stunt, believed to be staged by German tourists, took place around 10pm in an area of packed restaurants.

The group burst onto the scene brandishing what people believed were guns and screaming. Tourists on the busy waterfront promenade thought they were witnessing a terrorist attack and ran for cover, causing a stampede.

In fact, it later emerged the group were carrying tripods and were posing as paparazzi to stage a supposed celebrity sighting.

At least eleven people were injured and one man suffered a heart attack in the ensuing panic.

Five tourists, all German, were arrested and will appear in court on Wednesday morning on charges of causing public disorder.

Witnesses took to social media to describe how diners in restaurants dived under tables to take cover.

“My parents were there in Platja d’Aro. They were eating in a restaurant and threw themselves to the floor taking cover under tables,” said Quique Gallemi.

The police were quick to explain it as a false alarm and urge people to remain calm.

[Cybran]

Fair mistake. Today's Germans look more and more like middle easterners.

[Foosha]

Whoa whoa whoa. There's no need to panic! Racist scum! Europe is safer than ever with all these refugees!

[TrumpIsPresident]

Better safe than sorry these days.

Just watched that Islam terror attack firebombing the bus.

Basically now if people see a bunch of "brown people" blocking a street they may just drive through the crowd if they cant escape the way they came.

And you know what ...it sadly just might be a justifiable reaction.

[zorkuus]

I had to look that up.

A flash mob (or flashmob)[1] is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression.[2][3][4] Flash mobs are organized via telecommunications, social media, or viral emails

First world people having too much time on their hands.

[nextormento]

The people arrested were not just tourists, but the monitors of the event, employees for Ruf Reisen. Apparently performing in a flashmob is part of a vacation package for minors. They're already released with charges of public disturbance.

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Hmm not sure how I feel about this..

Can they really be blamed for causing that reaction because they confused cameras.. with guns? (how do you do that? lol)

[JohnBrown1917]

Fair mistake. Today's Germans look more and more like middle easterners.

>banned


Somehow, i'm not surprised.

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Whoa whoa whoa. There's no need to panic! Racist scum! Europe is safer than ever with all these refugees!

lol.. generalizing europa like that.



But yes, some Euro countries are indeed very safe.

[PACOX]

Thats exactly what terrorist want, paranoia and people jumping at shadows.