A Terror PR Stunt That Goes Wrong At Cannes

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.