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DW
4 hours ago
- DW
France: 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes – DW – 06/24/2025
French Interior Ministry says 145 people nationwide reported being stabbed with a needle during outdoor music events, with police confirming at least 13 cases in Paris. French police on Sunday detained 12 suspects after scores of people reported being pricked with syringes at events across the country for an annual street music festival. Fête de la Musique took place all over France, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris. The Interior Ministry said 145 people nationwide had reported being stabbed with needles during outdoor music events. Paris police reported 13 cases in the capital. Officials did not say if these were cases of so-called needle spiking with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB. The drugs are used by attackers to render victims confused and vulnerable to sexual assault. "Some victims were taken to hospital for toxicological tests," the ministry said. In Paris, investigations were opened after three people, including a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old male, reported being stabbed in separate incidents across Paris, prosecutors said. All three reported feeling unwell. Four people in the city of Angouleme were reportedly suspected of having targeted around 50 victims. Before the free music festival began, French feminist influencer Abrège Soeur warned on TikTok that there had been calls on social media for women to be targeted with syringes during the festivities. She did not reveal where or how she came across the information. Police said more than 370 people were detained nationwide during the festival on various charges. Similar incidents took place in June 2022, when several suspects around France were detained for allegedly pricking people with a needle in nightclubs or at concerts.
DW
4 hours ago
- DW
France: At least 145 festivalgoers jabbed with syringes – DW – 06/24/2025
French Interior Ministry says 145 people nationwide reported being stabbed with a needle during outdoor music events, with police confirming at least 13 cases in Paris. French police on Sunday detained 12 suspects after scores of people reported being pricked with syringes at events across the country for an annual street music festival. Fête de la Musique took place all over France, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris. The interior ministry said 145 people nationwide had reported being stabbed with needles during outdoor music events. Paris police reported 13 cases in the capital. Officials did not say if these were cases of so-called needle spiking with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB. The drugs are used by attackers to render victims confused and vulnerable to sexual assault. "Some victims were taken to hospital for toxicological tests," the ministry said. In Paris, investigations were opened after three people, including a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old male, reported being stabbed in separate incidents across Paris, prosecutors said. All three reported feeling unwell. Four people in the city of Angouleme were reportedly suspected of having targeted around 50 victims. Before the free music festival began, French feminist influencer Abrège Soeur warned on TikTok that there had been calls on social media for women to be targeted with syringes during the festivities. She did not reveal where or how she came across the information. Police said more than 370 people were detained nationwide during the festival on various charges. Similar incidents took place in June 2022, when several suspects around France were detained for allegedly pricking people with a needle in nightclubs or at concerts.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
145 people pricked with syringes at France street music festival
French police detained 12 people on Sunday after 145 individuals reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival, according to France's interior ministry. The attacks took place across France, with Paris police confirming at least 13 cases in the capital. According to the interior ministry, it remains unclear whether the cases of 'needle spiking' – in which attackers use syringes to inject victims typically in the arm, leg or buttocks – involved date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB, which can leave individuals disoriented, unconscious and vulnerable to assault. 'The ministry is taking this very seriously,' a spokeswoman from the interior ministry told CNN on Monday. 'Toxicology tests are being done and the investigation is ongoing.' Millions of people took to the streets over the weekend for the nationwide celebration Fête de la Musique, with officials describing the crowds in Paris as 'unprecedented.' Speaking to French broadcaster CNews, Laurent Nuñez, the Paris police chief, said there were three to four times as many people in Paris as normal. Ahead of the festival, feminist influencers like Abrège Soeur warned that calls had been made on social media for women to be targeted with syringes. 'These are extremely serious incidents,' Nuñez told CNews, calling the online calls to inject women 'completely idiotic.' In Paris, prosecutors said investigations were opened after three people, including a 15-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, reported being pricked in separate incidents across the city. All three said they felt unwell afterward, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. In addition to the needle attacks, police arrested 371 people across France on Saturday night for various incidents, nearly 90 of them in Paris, the ministry said.
