Overview

• Reported incidents spanned metropolitan France and overseas territories, reviving a phenomenon first seen in spring 2022.
• Victims described sensations akin to a vaccine injection, followed by symptoms such as arm heaviness and tingling.
• Hospitals conducted toxicological analyses on several women to detect potential substances.
• The interior ministry linked the attacks to social media posts calling to target women, though authorities say definitive proof of coordinated calls is lacking.
• Ongoing inquiries by police and the interior ministry are probing suspect arrests and the influence of online warnings on the attacks.