Daily Mail: Cannes terror panic: Guests at the Film Festival cower in fear as masked men with black flags on their boats and suicide belts storm the resort – unaware that it was a PR STUNT
* Guests feared men wearing military clothing near the hotel were terrorists
* Cannes was placed on high alert after A-list celebrities arrived in the city
* The 'terrorists' were actors working for a French internet start-up company
* They were seen near a luxury hotel where George Clooney was spotted
A French internet start-up company 'stormed' a hotel favoured by Hollywood A-list celebrities near Cannes as part of an ill-judged PR stunt.
The company sent a rigid inflatable boat carrying a load of 'commandos' to the hotel.
Guests cowered in fear as the men, who guests feared were terrorists, approached.
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Update #1: Publicity stunt 'terror attack' frightens guests at Cannes' Hôtel du Cap (The Guardian)
Update #2: Fake ‘ISIS pirate raid’ stunt freaks out Cannes film festival guests (VIDEO) (RT)
WNU Editor: I am not impressed by the video ... but then again .... I was not there.
3 comments:
WNU,
Well so much for the claims by those in charge in Europe that there is "nothing to fear". And where was security? Especially if Cannes was on "high alert". Reminds me of a bunch of poultry.
Or sheep James.
Daily Mail do love a good title that grabs attention, even if it is totally bull.
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