Overview

• Nearly 150 festival attendees reported syringe pricks across Paris, Lyon, Metz, Bordeaux and Nantes.
• Twelve suspects have been arrested nationwide as police investigate the coordinated injections.
• Victims were hospitalized for toxicology tests while authorities await results to confirm whether sedative drugs were used.
• Pre-festival social media posts warned women of planned needle attacks with an “H&M” code to signal for help.
• French officials face calls to bolster security and health monitoring for crowded public events this summer.