错把摩托车逆火听成枪声，纽约时代广场引发恐慌致9人受伤！

周二晚上，人来人往的时代广场十字路口突然发生巨响，还有阵阵浓烟升起。因为最近发生的枪击惨案高频发生，立即被许多行人误以为是“枪击案”发生，从而引发恐慌和人群踩踏，造成9人受伤，其中6人被送往医院。

警方称，他们收到了多次报警电话，他们督促人们不要惊慌。

而纽约市长Bill de Blasio也在周二晚发了推文确认，时代广场是安全的。他同时补充，人们会误认为是枪击案实属正常，而任何人都不应该生活在对枪支暴力的持续恐慌中。

Times Square is safe and secure per @NYPDNews. The noises earlier were motorcycles backfiring, not gunshots.

But what people felt was all too real.

Nobody should have to live in constant fear of gun violence. This country is better than this.

Let’s FIX this NOW. https://t.co/5xPkw6TGnZ

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) 2019年8月7日

同时也有网友在推特上写道：“当时在时代广场附近，一群人冲着你大喊大叫，这可能是我经历过最可怕的事情了，”

In Times Square. There was a loud sound (later heard it was a motorcycle backfiring) and everyone panicked. Running en masse, men yelling "Get down!" Separated from my brother, but now fine. Freaky experience.

— Sometimes Softly (@SometimesSoftly) 2019年8月7日