Terrifying trend emerges as music festival fans suffer mysterious needle attacks

A popular French street music festival has resulted in a slew of syringe attacks prompting officers to investigate Twelve defendants have been detained after festival go-ers informed being pricked while at the F te de la Musique according to France with AFP news The attacks occurred across the Paris region Multiple paramedical guidance were mobilized according to French outlet Le R publicain Lorrain TOURISM SURGE CREATES 'NEW CHALLENGE' AS VISITORS TRANSFORM MT FUJI INTO 'TRASH MOUNTAIN'French politician Fran ois Grosdidier who serves as the mayor of Metz posted about the injection assaults on his Facebook page Like plenty of cities in France Ville de Metz was not spared by these cowardly aggressions he wrote Seventeen young girls aged - were targeted as they were totally out to enjoy the evening He added that the attacks were done on nearly women across the country CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERFox News Digital reached out to the French Interior Ministry for comment Grosdidier indicated that calls for syringe assaults have been circulating across social media sparking fears of a coordinated attack French influencer Abr ge Soeur shared on Instagram ahead of the festival that calls are circulating on Snapchat to prick people with contaminated syringes For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleIt is unclear if the needles were spiked with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol or GHB Other European countries have noted the uptick in spiking attacks with the United Kingdom reporting an increase in Britain s National Police Chiefs Council conducted a account on spiking both by needle injection and in beverages The record exposed spiking casualties are predominantly female Not only is there the immediate danger to their physical strength but also the shock and distress at having been targeted the concern about going out socially in future and in cases of needle-facilitated spiking the ongoing worry around testing for blood-borne diseases explained the record