{"id":50246,"date":"2025-06-24T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nearly-150-people-report-needle-stabbings-during-music-festival\/24\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:40:38","slug":"nearly-150-people-report-needle-stabbings-during-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nearly-150-people-report-needle-stabbings-during-music-festival\/24\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 150 people report needle stabbings during music festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nearly 150 people reported being pricked with needles across France over the weekend, during its nationwide music festival <a href=\"https:\/\/fetedelamusique.culture.gouv.fr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:F\u00eate de la Musique;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">F\u00eate de la Musique<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The French Interior Ministry said 13 cases were recorded in Paris, and, so far, French police have arrested at least 12 people in connection with the attacks.\u00a0Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if victims were injected with anything, like in the spate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/needle-spiking-travelers-know-always-100028520.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:needle spiking across Europe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">needle spiking across Europe<\/a> a few years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A dense crowd bathes in red stage lights at night during an open-air concert for the Fete de la Musique in Clermont-Ferrand France on June 21 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.info.gouv.fr\/actualite\/attaque-a-la-seringue-que-faire-si-vous-etes-pique-a-votre-insu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:June 2022;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">June 2022<\/a>, the French government said reports of syringe attacks were growing at nightclubs, bars and festivals, with more than 1,000 identified victims, according to national police. At the time, victims were urged to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Report incidents as soon as possible<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seek immediate medical attention<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Act quickly to enable evidence collection\u00a0and prevent possible infection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to Saturday\u2019s festival, self-described feminist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@abregesoeur\/video\/7517725284205038850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@abregesoeur;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@abregesoeur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@maitredudessin\/video\/7515406570386099478\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:others;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">others<\/a> warned on TikTok that men may try to prick women with syringes during the festival. They also shared safety tips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2025\/06\/24\/syringe-needle-attacks-france-music-festival\/84264299007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Needle attacks at French music festival spark arrests;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Needle attacks at French music festival spark arrests<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/nearly-150-people-report-needle-141605457.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 150 people reported being pricked with needles across France over the weekend, during its nationwide music festival F&ecirc;te de la Musique.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nearly-150-people-report-needle-stabbings-during-music-festival\/24\/06\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/8zUrh635UHNloPQhxx66Ow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_travel_320\/490a8a731d0d67783a571fb13d2c9e38","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50246"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}