A man yelled “Allahu Akbar” during a Paris screening of the box office hit “Joker” — in an apparent attempt to steal panicked theater-goers’ belongings, according to new reports.
The unidentified 34-year-old suspect started mumbling, “It’s political,” several times from his seat midway through the 9:30 p.m. screening of the blockbuster at the Grand Rex cinema in Paris, Le Parisien reported.
At first, other viewers laughed it off, but then shushed him, according to the report.
That prompted the man to yell the Arabic phrase, which translates to “God is great.”
The rest stayed behind and continued watching the flick — but the entire theater was ultimately evacuated as authorities brought in the bomb squad and dogs.
“It was total panic,” a viewer named Victor told Le Parisien. “People jumped over seats and women fell to the ground in the aisles.”
Source: Man shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’ during Paris ‘Joker’ screening