US EditionFrance detains 12 after wave of 145 jabbed with needles at music festival
- 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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French Arrests Over Syringe Attacks (Worthy News In-Depth) - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief PARIS (Worthy News) – French police have detained 12 people after 145 individuals, most of them women and girls, reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival over the weekend, officials said. Apart from those suspects, more than 370 people were reportedly detained during the event on various charges, including nearly 90 people in Paris, where riots broke out. Fou…
Syringe Attacks at French Music Festival Injure 145, Women and Teen Girls Main Victims
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145 jabbed with needles at French music festival
French police detained 12 suspects after 145 people, mostly women and teenage girls, reported being pricked by syringes during the annual Fête de la Musique festival over the weekend, CNN reported. Authorities said “unprecedented crowds” filled the streets of Paris on Saturday night, June 21, as millions across the country celebrated the annual street festival. With free concerts and musical performances taking place in public spaces like street…
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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