"Smoke flare" attack disrupts Lil Pump show
Last night, rapper Lil Pump’s Nottingham, UK performance was disrupted by a “smoke flare attack.”
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As TMZ reports, the tear gas flare was tossed into the crowd at the Rock City venue, causing panic and chaos. Everyone was evacuated, including Pump and his crew.
According to the Nottingham Police, the “flare discharged at around 9:30pm” inside the venue.
UPDATE: Smoke flare discharged at around 9.30pm last night (16 November 2018) inside the music venue, Rock City, during a performance – if you have footage of the incident contact Notts Police on 101 quoting incident 959 of 16 November 2018. https://t.co/Gpb6ns5qcR
— Notts Police (@nottspolice) November 17, 2018
The alarm was brief as Lil Pump continued his show atop his tour bus outside shortly after, performing a cover of Kanye West’s “I Love It.”
.@lilpump is now performing on his tour bus after the major incident at #RockCity in #Nottingham pic.twitter.com/m6xyDsEEby
— Harry Rutter (@HRCTJ) November 16, 2018
Major incident at #RockCity at the #LilPump gig! Sell-out gig evacuated onto the streets. pic.twitter.com/pDhJbxHbl6
— Harry Rutter (@HRCTJ) November 16, 2018
Following the show, Pump took to his Instagram story to discuss the incident. “Some dumb ass threw a smoke bomb in the show. F*cked up the whole show […] Y’all threw three. Whoever the f*ck threw that y’all made me faint in the middle of the show. Bitch,” the rapper said.
No information has been released on the suspects involved, and if they have since been apprehended. At least two people were treated following the attack for minor injuries, but no serious injuries were reported. The attack is not being treated as an act of terrorism.
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