Paris mourners sang 'Hallelujah' just before the crowd fled the plaza in false alarm
French law enforcement officials said a false alarm — likely firecrackers — led the crowd at Place de la République to abruptly flee Sunday, The Associated Press reports. The police had reportedly answered someone's call with drawn guns.
The scene, two days after deadly terrorist attacks rocked Paris, was captured on video:
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