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Fox News
24-06-2025
- Fox News
Terrifying trend emerges as music festival fans suffer mysterious needle attacks
Print Close By Ashley DiMella Published June 24, 2025 A popular French street music festival has resulted in a slew of syringe attacks — prompting authorities to investigate. Twelve suspects have been detained after 145 festival go-ers reported being pricked while at the Fête de la Musique, according to France 24 with AFP news. The attacks occurred across the Paris region. Multiple paramedical resources were mobilized, according to French outlet Le Républicain Lorrain. TOURISM SURGE CREATES 'NEW CHALLENGE' AS VISITORS TRANSFORM MT. FUJI INTO 'TRASH MOUNTAIN' French politician François Grosdidier, who serves as the mayor of Metz, posted about the "injection assaults" on his Facebook page. "Like many cities in France, Ville de Metz was not spared by these cowardly aggressions," he wrote. "Seventeen young girls (aged 14-20) were targeted as they were simply out to enjoy the evening." He added that the attacks were done on "nearly 150 women across the country." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Fox News Digital reached out to the French Interior Ministry for comment. Grosdidier indicated that calls for syringe assaults have been circulating across social media, sparking fears of a coordinated attack. French influencer Abrège Soeur shared on Instagram ahead of the festival that "calls are circulating on Snapchat to prick people with contaminated syringes." For more Lifestyle articles, visit It is unclear if the needles were spiked with "date-rape drugs" such as Rohypnol or GHB. Other European countries have noted the uptick in spiking attacks, with the United Kingdom reporting an increase in 2021. Britain's National Police Chiefs' Council conducted a report on spiking both by needle injection and in beverages. The report found spiking victims are predominantly female. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "Not only [is there] the immediate risk to their physical health, but also the shock and distress at having been targeted; the concern about going out socially in future; and, in cases of needle-facilitated spiking, the ongoing worry around testing for blood-borne diseases," said the report. Print Close URL
The Sun
23-06-2025
- The Sun
Teen victim of mass festival ‘syringe stabbing' tells of her terror as 145 attacked in assault ‘planned on social media'
A TEENAGE victim in a wave of "syringe stabbings" at a French festival has said the attack left her feeling "sick and scared". Around 145 revellers, largely teen girls, are said to have been stabbed with hypodermic needles across the weekend sending dozens to hospital. 4 4 One victim - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was pricked on the back of her left arm in central Paris at the weekend. Aged just 15, she assaulted at the the country-wide street festival Fête de la Musique (Music Party) on Saturday night. She told The Sun: "I was absolutely terrified. "I felt a sharp sensation in my arm, and then realised I'd been attacked with a syringe. "My older sister and friends got me to a hospital as quickly, but it was hours before tests could be carried out. "Thankfully, I was given the all clear, but still felt really ill and scared." The stabbings happened across France with 13 jabbed in Paris after "unprecedented crowds" hit the capital, according to cops. Disgusting calls on social media had spread before the festival calling for women to be stabbed, according to Le Monde. Some victims were taken to hospital for toxicology tests after fears they could have been injected with a mystery poison. French cops have arrested 12 people over the sick act but none have been been charged, a police source said. Multiple people stabbed in Netherlands as police car left covered in blood The sick craze appears to be a revival of a horror nightclub fad where mainly male teenagers intimidated girls with alleged injections of notorious date rape drugs, such as GHB. Investigating officers and medical experts said the syringes are in fact usually empty and simply used to strike fear into huge groups of people. Dr. Gérald Kierzek, emergency physician and medical director of health and well-being agency Doctissimo, said the craze for "needlestick attacks in crowds made a comeback this weekend". He said: "In 2022, a similar movement took place in nightclubs and festivals, causing a fear of GHB attacks." 4 Dr. Kierzek said the reported "pricks" were rarely made with real syringes, explaining: "They are often compasses, sewing needles, or homemade sharp objects. "These tools can certainly cause injury, but do not allow for effective injections or true viral transmission." Dr. Kierzek said it was "theoretically possible" for drugs to be injected into random strangers in crowds but unlikely. The doctor explained: "Injecting an active substance requires precision, sufficient volume, and hygienic conditions... conditions that are difficult to achieve in a crowd or a concert hall." In 2021, a terrified student in Nottingham was spiked with a needle in a nightclub. It came amid reports of other women being injected with a mystery liquid in a string of shock attacks. University of Nottingham student Zara Owen, 19, was out with friends at Pryzm nightclub on October 11. She said she entered the club and made her way to the bar - but that is the last thing she can remember before waking up in her bed the next day. What to do if someone has spiked you? If you are the victim of a spiking you should act immediately to ensure you and those around you are safe. The Metropolitan Police say that if you fear others are in danger you should immediately call 999. You should also get yourself to safety and take the following steps: Tell the people you're with, so that they can look after you. Alert a member of staff or security if you're in a bar, club or at a festival. Make sure you are somewhere where you feel safe, for example, by asking a friend to take you home or stay with you. Don't go home on your own or leave with someone you don't know. Drink some water, but don't try to flush out any drugs or alcohol by drinking lots of water. If you or the victim begins to feel unwell, you should seek medical attention and call an ambulance if any symptoms get worse. You may need to get forensically tested to ensure you have not been given a drugs or some other chemical or biological containment and to ensure those who have done any jabbing are caught. This may happen through a blood or urine test and can happen at a sexual assault referral centre (SARC) if you believe you have been sexually assaulted. Some drugs leave the body within 12 hours or much sooner. It's important to report spiking to police as soon as possible, so they can take a sample that could be used for testing. Many other drugs stay in the body longer, so cops may be able to test you up to four days after the incident.
The Sun
23-06-2025
- The Sun
145 revellers stabbed with syringes in wave of attacks at huge music festival after calls on social media to jab women
Some 145 revellers have been stabbed with syringes in a wave of horror attacks at a music festival in France. Victims were taken to hospital for toxicology tests after fears they could have been injected with a mystery poison. 1 Some reported feeling unwell following the pricks. Millions took to the cobblestone pavements across France on Saturday to attend a street music festival called Fête de la Musique. The stabbings happened across France with 13 jabbed in Paris, according to cops. Disgusting calls on social media had spread before the festival calling for women to be stabbed, according to Le Monde. French cops have arrested 12 people.
