This year’s Fête de la Musique took a dark turn, with reports of syringe attacks leaving 145 victims and stirring unease across France.

French police detained 12 people on Sunday after 145 individuals reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide ...

Thousands of people gather at the Chatelet district and on the banks of the Seine to celebrate Fete De La Musique 2025 as bands and DJ's play across Paris, France on June 21, 2025.

Nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital alone. Twelve ...

Fête de la Musique is the celebration of the solstice, i.e., June 21, as World Music Day. This tradition has been observed in France for over 40 years.

Twelve French individuals have been arrested for stabbing festival-goers with syringes during the Fête de la Musique celebrations, with 145 people allegedly injected in the arm, leg, or buttocks.

Police in France say that 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being ‘pricked’, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday. Most of the victims were women and ...

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 21: Revellers dance in the street during Fete De La Musique 2025 as bands and DJ's play on streets across the French capital on June 21, 2025 in Paris, France.

145 people reported being attacked by syringes this weekend at France's Fête de la Musique, an annual street music festival that attracts millions of people, The Guardian reports. 12 suspects ...

This year’s Fête de la Musique took a dark turn, with reports of syringe attacks leaving 145 victims and stirring unease across France.

Nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital alone. Twelve ...