Bee attack in French town leaves 24 injured
The Prefecture of Cantal, in south-central France, said passers-by were stung over a period of about 30 minutes on Sunday morning.
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Firefighters and medical teams 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 a critical condition were evacuated to a local hospital.
Pierre Mathonier, the mayor of Aurillac, told French broadcaster France 3 the incident may have been related to Asian hornets threatening beehives that had been installed on the roof terrace of a town centre hotel more then 10 years ago.
He said this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive.
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'All ended well,' he said. 'The emergency services were perfectly coordinated. There was no panic in Aurillac but a number of people were stung.'
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