France Detains 12 After Wave of Syringe Pricks at Fête de la Musique
- During the Fête de la Musique on June 21, 145 people across multiple French cities were reportedly jabbed with syringes.
- Authorities opened investigations after a series of syringe attacks targeted mainly young women amid unprecedented festival crowds.
- Fourteen festival attendees sustained major injuries, among them a 17-year-old who was hospitalized after being discovered with stab wounds to the lower abdomen, while thirteen police officers also suffered injuries.
- Police detained twelve suspects linked to pricking incidents, but toxicology tests have yet to confirm drugs in the syringes used.
- The events intensified calls for enhanced safety measures at future festivals and ongoing investigations to clarify motives and substance use.
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Fourteen arrested after nearly 150 people report being jabbed with needles at French music festival
Fourteen people were arrested in France after 145 people reported being stabbed with a mysterious syringe containing an unknown substance at a Saturday music festival. The French Interior Ministry said the needle attacks involved 145 victims, including 13 in Paris. Thousands of people across the country were participating in the Fête de la Musique events. “The ministry is taking this very seriously,” a spokeswoman from the Interior Ministry said…
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French officials said Sunday that 145 people across the country, including 13 in Paris, reported that they had been stabbed with needles at an annual nationwide music festival on Saturday. Twelve people were arrested in connection with the stabbings.
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