From the story: "Soldiers were shot."
Has anyone heard of soldiers being shot in the Superdome?
Note the story says women were "threatened" with rape. "Threatened" with rape could mean some big guy looked at them funny. Nowhere does it say any of these Aussies saw a rape.
The article is full of hysteria.
If you don't believe there was hysteria and people scared to death in the Superdome you haven't been reading the right articles.