Paris absolutely on edge tonight. Panic after false alarm sees people hiding in tears on the third. pic.twitter.com/4eIPjnvCt9
— Oliver Gee (@olivergee23) November 15, 2015
Security officials told AFP that some people had even jumped into the Canal St Martin in the confusion.
Another witness said he saw a young family lift their newborn baby in the air to prevent it from the crush, while a bartender said he saw a child trampled.