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France detains 12 after wave of 145 jabbed with needles at music festival
FRANCE, JUN 24 – Twelve suspects were arrested after 145 mostly female festivalgoers were pricked with syringes during a coordinated attack at France’s Fête de la Musique, authorities said.
- 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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Over 100 women were stabbed by syringes in coordinated attack at French Music Festival. Not just apparently the mass syringe/poison attacks; also coordinated on social media. Multiple sources confirm that 145 people reported being pricked with syringes across various locations. The French Interior Ministry stated 12 suspects were detained. Investigations are ongoing to identify the substances used, with some victims hospitalized for tests. No sh…
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"Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine. After about 30 minutes, the injection mark appeared," 22-year-old Manon told CNN.She is one of 145 young women who reported being pricked with syringes and becoming unwell while attending Fête de la Musique, an annual open-air music festival that took place in towns and cities across France last weekend.Instilling fearManon and other victim…
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22-year-old Manon was one of many who were stabbed with a needle during a French music festival this weekend. She has reported the incident to the police, and shared it on social media. “It was important for me to raise awareness,” she says.
After a major music festival in France on Saturday night, 145 people reported being stabbed with a syringe. The motive for the attacks remains unknown.
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