so the people in the square actually couldn t even see what the original source of this allegedly was. but all the police in this area took cover, pointed their rifles toward that direction. they were yelling at people to get off the street, yelling at vehicles to move away. they blocked off traffic. other officers from other blocks moved in to try to zero in on whatever it was that had occurred. but it s very possible that there really wasn t anything to begin with. obviously people here are very on edge. i can tell you earlier in the day, i was in another part of paris and there were some kid playing on the street and making loud noises and it was upsetting a number of people walking down the street because they were making banging sounds, sounded like gunshots. obviously this is a city very much on edge. and right now, in this square which was filled with people