Crowd at New York Delight parade despatched into frenzy after fireworks mistaken as gunfire

A huge crowd at Washington Sq. Park in New York was despatched right into a frenzy on Sunday afternoon throughout a Delight parade after fireworks have been set off and attendees mistook the noise for gunfire. 

Tons of of individuals fled the scene, inflicting a stampede on the streets, however no “severe accidents” have been reported, police stated. Tens of 1000's of individuals have been on the parade on Sunday, which weaved by New York streets in Manhattan.

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“There have been NO photographs fired in Washington Sq. Park,” the New York Police Division stated. “After an investigation, it was decided that the sound was fireworks set off on the location.”

The New York Metropolis Delight parade is likely one of the largest Delight parades held in the USA annually, with Sunday’s occasion being the primary time town hosted the gathering for the reason that coronavirus pandemic.

The sometimes festive occasion was considerably overshadowed by the current Supreme Courtroom choice introduced days earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. Nevertheless, the language of the choice has left unsure different rights determined by the courtroom in current a long time — corresponding to entry to contraception and same-sex marriage.

“This harmful choice places thousands and thousands in hurt’s approach, offers authorities management over our particular person freedom to decide on, and units a disturbing precedent that places many different constitutional rights and freedoms in jeopardy,” occasion organizers instructed AFP.

Supreme Courtroom Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a concurring opinion in Friday's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, arguing the courtroom ought to "appropriate the error" of rulings that shield same-sex marriage and contraception entry. Democrats, together with President Joe Biden, have warned that the Dobbs v. Jackson Girls's Well being Group choice may result in the excessive courtroom reversing different precedents established underneath the Structure's due course of clause.