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Turin, panic in the streets: over 1.500 injured

The incident took place on Saturday evening, while the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid was underway: thousands of people had gathered in front of the giant screens, a firecracker would have caused a stampede – Three seriously injured, including a child.

Turin, panic in the streets: over 1.500 injured

In Turin, the toll of the injured caused by the panic among the fans who watched the Champions League final from the big screen set up in Piazza San Carlo worsens. The latest balance speaks of 1.527 people who needed medical care. This is what the Prefecture communicates.

The "major concerns" are for three people in "red code", including a child hospitalized at the Regina Margherita children's hospital.
The Turin prosecutor's office has launched an investigation to shed light on the causes and possible responsibilities for what happened yesterday evening in Piazza San Carlo. For now, the 'procured alarm' has been formulated as a hypothesis of crime. 

A "crowd gripped by panic and by the psychosis of a terrorist attack" caused by "events under investigation". It was this that caused the accidents in Piazza San Carlo. The Prefecture explains it in a note. "The crowd hastily left the square with damage caused by the crush."

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