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Music Festival Em Paris
Before the festival were already circulating messages on social networks to encourage attacks on women during the event. 145 people were bitten and police detained 12 suspects.
The French police Disting on 12 suspects This weekend after 145 people were bitten with syringes during the La Musique feet, the Annual Street Music Festival in France that took place on Saturday night.
Authorities claim that “unprecedented multitudes” were recorded at the festival. Before the party, messages were already circulating on social networks incited women’s aggression During the festivities.
In total, 145 people filed complaints because they were chopped with needles, often in places with large crowds. Only in Paris were 13 cases registeredamong which include three victims aged between 15 and 18, who were hospitalized after they feel bad, the.
The authorities did not confirm whether the cases are linked to the phenomenon of “needle spiking“Practice involving clandestine injection of chemicals such as drugs of chemical submission (such as Rohypnol or GHB), with the intention of disabling victims for robberies or sexual abuse. However, some of the affected were subjected to toxicological tests to dispense the presence of these substances.
Among the 12 detainees is a group of four individuals in the city of Angoulême, in the southwest of the country, suspected of being involved in about 50 attacks with needles. In addition to these cases, more than 370 people were arrested across the country by various types of infractions during the event, including almost 90 in Paris.
The Interior Ministry also reported that 14 people were seriously injured During the festivities. One of the victims, a 17 -year -old, was hospitalized after being found with perforating injuries in the abdomen. Security forces also did not escape violence, with 13 agents to be injured throughout the night.
Despite the severity of some of the incidents, the Paris police said that “No large -scale incident has been registered”.
Investigations continue and authorities reinforced the appeal for anyone who has been the victim of bites or observed suspicious behaviors during the party Contact the authorities.
