145 revellers stabbed with syringes in wave of attacks at huge music festival after calls on social media to jab women

Some felt sick following the jabbing
SYRINGE HORROR 145 revellers stabbed with syringes in wave of attacks at huge music festival after calls on social media to jab women
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Some 145 revellers have been stabbed with syringes in a wave of horror attacks at a music festival in France.
Victims were taken to hospital for toxicology tests after fears they could have been injected with a mystery poison.
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The Fête de la Musique festival is held right across France
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Some reported feeling unwell following the pricks.
Millions took to the cobblestone pavements across France on Saturday to attend a street music festival called Fête de la Musique.
The stabbings happened across France with 13 jabbed in Paris, according to cops.
Disgusting calls on social media had spread before the festival calling for women to be stabbed, according to Le Monde.
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