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Times Square Panic Erupts After Motorcycle Backfire Confused for Gunshots
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August 7, 2019
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1:16Now PlayingThousands of people who were crowded into a packed Times Square fled in panic late Tuesday after a motorcycle backfired and caused fears over a possible active shooter. The response came just days after two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio killed 31 people.
The Crossroads of the World was packed with tourists and revelers at about 10 p.m. on a warm night in New York City, when a few passing motorcycles backfired and people thought they were hearing gunfire.
Video showed thousands of people running north on Broadway as they thought their lives were in danger.
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