Travis Scott Astroworld news – ‘Smurfs’ revealed as code name for festival-goers as ‘satanic’ conspiracy theory spreads

ASTROWORLD security personnel were directed to refer to dead concert-goers as “smurfs” to avoid panic at the event, the concert’s security plan reveals.

The plan – seen by The Sun on Tuesday – states that the words “dead” or “deceased” were not to be used on the radios, and the report included a highlighted section in all-capitalized block letters: “ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO NOT PANIC SPECTATORS. LET EVENT CONTINUE IF THREAT IS NOT IN THEIR AREA.”

These directions relate to suspicious items or potential bomb threats, and it’s not clear if rapper Travis Scott was following this instruction or not.

Meanwhile, crackpot conspiracy theorists have sensationally claimed that the tragic deaths of eight people at the “hellish” Astroworld concert last week came as part of a “satanic blood sacrifice.”

Scott staged the event in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Friday night, but the concert ended in tragedy when the crowd of around 50,000 people suddenly surged towards the stage, crushing some attendees.

The eight victims’ ages ranged from 14 to 27 and have all since been identified.

More than 300 others were also injured. At least 23 people were hospitalized, five of whom were under 18. Eleven of those taken to hospital suffered cardiac arrest.

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