Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Global CitizenA loud noise that sparked a stampede at Saturday’s Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park turned out to be the popping of plastic bottles, a New York Police Department source tells ABC News.
The loud sound was mistaken for gunfire by some patrons, leading thousands to rush for the exits; a dozen people sustained injuries in the ensuing panic.
The New York City Police Department confirmed to ABC News that the loud noise, originally reported as being caused by a fallen security barrier, “was the
