Dozens injured after stampede at University of Florida vigil for Israel
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Dozens of students were trampled earlier this week during a candlelight vigil supporting Israel at the University of Florida after a woman fainted at the event.
Some 30 people were reported injured in the Monday night stampede, which university officials say was triggered by “misunderstanding and panic” when campus police officers responded to the woman having a medical issue at the demonstration.
“This appears to be a misinterpretation by event participants who were already in a heightened state of alert, given the circumstances surrounding the vigil,” Linda J. Stump-Kurnick, University of Florida’s police chief, said in a statement Tuesday.
The scene at Florida’s flagsh...
