Panic erupted at a pro-Israel vigil held on the University of Florida campus Monday night, causing a stampede that injured at least five attendees.
One attendee fainted at 8:55 p.m., leading to a call from bystanders for someone to call 911. That request sparked confusion in the rest of the crowd, which proceeded to disperse in a panicked stampede, the University of Florida Police DepartmentAt least five people were treated for minor injuries on-site by local fire department personnel and the university’s emergency medical unit, which was already pre-staged at the vigil, police said.
“We have no reason to believe that there was malicious intent behind this incident. It was an accident that was misinterpreted by the crowd that led to panic,” UFPD Chief Linda Stump-Kurnick said in a statement on the X post. The event was put on in part by Jewish groups on campus, including the U.F. chapters of nationwide organizations Chabad and Hillel. University President and former Sen. Ben Sasse was also in attendance and spoke before the event. Mr. Sasse, a Republican, had represented Nebraska during his time in the Senate before joining the University of Florida.
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