"Beijing police warn 'strange outfits' on subway may cause stampedes"

"Costumes and masks are likely to attract the attention of other passengers, Xinhua quoted Liang Jianwei, vice head of the Beijing municipal traffic administration corps, as saying."

"When a lot of people stop to watch, the risk of stampedes increases," Liang said.

Passengers should avoid forming flash mobs, the article quoted Liang as saying.

"Although such behavior is not banned by law, passengers should not be too wilful," Liang said.

Police will warn against "problematic behavior" when they come across it, Liang said.

Last October, state media cited Beijing police as saying that people face arrest for wearing Halloween fancy dress on the subway as it may cause crowds to gather and create "trouble".

“Everyone was screaming, everyone was shaking in horror"

“The dog was trying to pull him [blind man] away from the southbound edge of the platform, but his feet were on the edge, he was wobbling, and the dog was barking,” she said.

The man still fell — and Quinones said Orlando [blind man's guide dog] jumped after him.

“But there was nothing he could do once he was down there. He just sat there with the man. He just licked the man’s face trying to get him to move,” she said.

About 15 seconds later, she said the uptown A [train] came into the station– and the motorman slammed on his brakes, according to cops.

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