{"id":94693,"date":"2021-11-06T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T20:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=94693"},"modified":"2021-11-06T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T20:14:22","slug":"was-this-mass-casualty-event-malevolently-engineered-by-the-enemies-of-the-american-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=94693","title":{"rendered":"Was this mass casualty event malevolently engineered by the enemies of the American people?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>At Least 8 Dead, 300 Injured After Mysterious &#8216;Mass Casualty Incident&#8217; At Travis Scott Concert<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Update (1230ET)<\/strong><\/u>: In a very strange turn of events,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/11\/06\/travis-scott-astroworld-concert-stampede-dead-drake\/\">TMZ is reporting<\/a>\u00a0that the frenzy could have been a targeted attack:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A source connected to Astroworld tells TMZ,\u00a0<strong>someone in the crowd went crazy and began injecting people with some sort of drug, which caused panic and then a surge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The source says authorities are\u00a0<strong>trying to determine if those who went into cardiac arrest were the ones injected<\/strong>. We&#8217;re told one of those who died is a 10-year-old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The source says it appears to be a targeted attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have not confirmed this report, but the source is a key person involved in the festival.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Footage from the event is disturbing&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1456890607247450112&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmedical%2Fleast-8-dead-300-injured-after-mysterious-mass-casualty-incident-travis-scott-concert&amp;sessionId=9b9faa70089790fee4b8c1560f8178788fc4517a&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1456890607247450112\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.tmz.com\/videos\/2021-11-06-110621-astroworld-cpr-v2-1299999\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And perhaps worst of all, some concert-goers climbed the stage and implored staff to &#8220;stop the show&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1457001681376452608&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmedical%2Fleast-8-dead-300-injured-after-mysterious-mass-casualty-incident-travis-scott-concert&amp;sessionId=9b9faa70089790fee4b8c1560f8178788fc4517a&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1457001681376452608\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and they were ignored.<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/deadly-crowd-surge-at-houston-music-festival-kills-8-leaves-many-injured_4089671.html?utm_source=partner&amp;utm_campaign=ZeroHedge\"><em>As Tom Ozimek detailed earlier for The Epoch Times<\/em><\/a>, police officials said\u00a0<strong>at least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush when fans surged toward the stage at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Nov. 5 while rapper Travis Scott was performing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is a tragic night,\u201d Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pe\u00f1a told a news conference outside NRG Park, the event venue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEight confirmed fatalities<\/strong>, and we had scores of individuals that were injured,\u201d he added, describing what occurred as<strong>\u00a0a \u201cmass casualty incident.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/astroworld-fest-day-700x420.jpg?itok=tehjuUAn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/astroworld-fest-day-700x420.jpg?itok=tehjuUAn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/astroworld-fest-day-700x420.jpg?itok=tehjuUAn\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6dd81a43-e727-4e14-810b-36e723f8c70a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around 50,000 fans were in attendance at the festival, Pe\u00f1a said, when at around 9 p.m.<em><strong>\u00a0\u201cthe crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cPeople began to fall out, become unconscious, and it created additional panic,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0he said, adding that emergency response teams transported 17 people to area hospitals,\u00a0<strong>with 11 of the victims in cardiac arrest.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said that some of those taken to hospital were as young as ten years old.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTonight\u2019s focus \u2026 needs to be on the families and on the lives that we lost,\u201d Hidalgo said. \u201cMany of them extremely young, tragically young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Our hearts are broken.<\/strong>\u00a0People go to these events looking for a good time, a chance to unwind, to make memories,\u201d Hidalgo said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the kind of event you go to to find out about fatalities.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Astroworld-2-1200x800.jpg?itok=UMn8K9qC\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Astroworld-2-1200x800.jpg?itok=UMn8K9qC\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Astroworld-2-1200x800.jpg?itok=UMn8K9qC\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f83043b1-6b66-4753-933d-ea1938025030\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Travis Scott performs at Day 1 of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park in Houston, on Nov. 5, 2021. (Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The fire chief said the cause of death of the 8 deceased will not be officially known until the medical examiner has completed an investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1456870462433148931&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmedical%2Fleast-8-dead-300-injured-after-mysterious-mass-casualty-incident-travis-scott-concert&amp;sessionId=9b9faa70089790fee4b8c1560f8178788fc4517a&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1456870462433148931\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite who was near the front of the crowd and told reporters at the press conference that\u00a0<strong>the surge happened suddenly and played out over the course \u201cof just a few minutes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cSuddenly we had several people down on the ground, experiencing some type of cardiac arrest or some type of medical episode,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Satterwhite said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so we immediately started doing CPR, and moving people right then, and that\u2019s when I went and met with the promoters, and Live Nation, and they agreed to end early in the interest of public safety.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The fire chief said that the event organizers had a \u201cmedical component\u201d on hand to deal with emergencies, but \u201cthey were quickly overwhelmed when the crowd started falling out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over 300 people were treated at an emergency field hospital set up at the venue,<\/strong>\u00a0Pe\u00f1a said, with over 55 Houston Fire Department units later stepping in to provide assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The show was canceled shortly after the incident, and the Houston Office of Emergency Management later announced that the Astroworld event had been canceled for Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPlease keep the eight victims and the hundreds injured in your thoughts and prayers,\u201d the agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonOEM\/status\/1456886590110846976?s=20\">wrote in a tweet<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said \u201cit\u2019s very important that none of us speculate\u201d about what caused the surge and to allow investigators to complete their work.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cNobody has all the answers tonight,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0he said.\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cWe just don\u2019t know. And we will find out. So, pray for these families.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/medical\/least-8-dead-300-injured-after-mysterious-mass-casualty-incident-travis-scott-concert\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/medical\/least-8-dead-300-injured-after-mysterious-mass-casualty-incident-travis-scott-concert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Least 8 Dead, 300 Injured After Mysterious &#8216;Mass Casualty Incident&#8217; At Travis Scott Concert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}