Why was Paris in a state of alarm on 14th July 1789? Why were the people agitated?

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The people of Paris were in the state of alarm on 14 July 1789 because of the following reasons:

1. The King had ordered the troops to enter into the city.
2. Rumours had spread that the troops were instructed to open fire at the people any time.
3. Around 7000 people out of anxiety broke into the government buildings in search of arms.
4. They decided to form the peoples' militia.
5. A group of people stormed into the fortress's prison and freed prisoners and killed the commander of the Bastille.

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