Unusual bee attack in French town leaves 24 injured
The Prefecture of Cantal, in south-central France, said passers-by were stung over about 30 minutes on Sunday morning.
Firefighters and medical teams were rushed to the scene to treat the victims while police set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.
The three people in critical condition were evacuated to a local hospital.
Aurillac Mayor Pierre Mathonier told broadcaster France 3 the incident might have been related to Asian hornets threatening beehives that had been installed on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel more than 10 years ago.
He said this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive.
"All ended well," he said. "The emergency services were perfectly co-ordinated.
"There was no panic in Aurillac, but a number of people were stung."
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