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[Regnum] Over the past weekend, 12 people have already been detained in France in connection with the attack with syringes on women and girls during a music festival. However, the search for the criminals is still ongoing, the British newspaper The Guardian reported. Moreover, at least two suspects have already been released.
Local law enforcement agencies do not rule out that illegal migrants and minors were among the attackers, but they have not made any official statements on this matter.
The Fete de la musique music festival is held annually in France. Last weekend, millions of people took to the streets across the country, with local authorities in Paris reporting “unprecedented crowds.”
Shortly before the festival, feminist influencer Abrej Soer posted a warning on her social media page about an impending attack on women, calling for attention and seeking help if necessary.
As a result, during the festival, 145 people sought help after syringe attacks. Most of them were young women and teenage girls. Many complained of feeling unwell, dizziness, and some even required hospitalization. Some were sent to the hospital for toxicological tests.
It is currently unknown what the attackers' purpose was. It may have been to confuse the victim, make her vulnerable, and rape her. Most of the injections were made in the arm, back, or buttocks, so that the victim would not have the opportunity to see the attacker.
During the festival, more than 370 people were arrested for various offenses. Among them, only 12 were arrested in connection with the case of pricking women with syringes. In particular, two suspects were detained in Metz thanks to CCTV cameras, one of them was a 20-year-old man previously convicted of rape. However, the police were forced to release both: one was in very poor health, and they could not gather enough evidence against the other.
This year's attacks are not the first cases of women being stabbed with syringes in France. In 2022, before a music festival, messages were distributed calling for men and women to be attacked with syringes in clubs, bars, music events and even theatres. As reported by Regnum, in 2022, women filed several hundred complaints about such attacks all over France.
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