Three investigations have been opened following reports of stings during the Fête de la musique in Paris. Around a hundred cases have been reported across France.
In Paris, three investigations were opened after a 15-year-old girl, an 18-year-old young man, and a woman reported being victims of stings in three different locations in the capital, the prosecutor’s office said. All three experienced discomfort.
The Paris police prefecture recorded 21 cases in its Île-de-France area, including 13 in Paris.
«Some victims were taken to hospitals for toxicological analysis», the Ministry of the Interior said.
During the night and following posts on social media aiming to «attack and sting women during the Fête de la musique», 145 sting victims contacted the police in mainland France and overseas territories, the Ministry of the Interior specified.
Twelve individuals suspected of being the perpetrators of stings have been arrested in France, according to the ministry. For example, in Angoulême, four people were arrested. They are believed to have targeted around fifty victims, according to a police source.
In Paris, the prosecutor’s office reported Sunday at noon «around a hundred people in police custody» mainly for «intentional violence, notably against (a person holding public authority), theft, possession of prohibited weapons, intentional damage, and illegal street vending».
The Les Halles neighborhood in the center «was particularly problematic» with a «hostile public and two attempted looting of stores (Nike and Sephora)», detailed the prosecutor’s office.
Sexual assaults, stabbings, and projectiles thrown at police officers characterized the Fête de la musique, «marked by an unprecedented crowd in Paris with a considerable crowd mainly in the Canal Saint-Martin area and the center of Paris», added the Paris prosecutor’s office.
Five individuals, aged in their twenties and 31, were taken into custody early Sunday morning for dragging a police officer with a quad over about ten meters after refusing to comply in the 1st arrondissement.
A 17-year-old minor was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being found sitting, wounded in the lower abdomen with a bladed weapon on the public road in the 19th arrondissement, and a 50-year-old homeless man was found dead on the forecourt of the Pompidou Center on Saturday around 10 pm, «with used syringes (…) nearby».
371 individuals were arrested (326 in 2024) during the evening, including 89 in Paris (103 in 2024), according to the ministry’s report. There were 305 people in custody (22 in 2024), including 81 in Paris (75 in 2024).
Thirteen law enforcement officers were injured (20 in 2024), 14 participants in the festivities were seriously injured, and 1,477 lightly.
According to a count by the firefighters, there were 51 vehicle fires and 39 fires on public roads.
Deux tentatives de pillages ont été signalées aux Halles. De plus, à Paris, trois enquêtes ont été ouvertes après que des victimes aient signalé des piqûres dans différents endroits de la capitale. La préfecture de police de Paris a enregistré 21 cas en Île-de-France, dont 13 à Paris. Les victimes ont été prises en charge dans des hôpitaux pour des analyses toxicologiques.
Suite à des publications sur les réseaux sociaux visant à attaquer et piquer des femmes lors de la Fête de la musique, 145 victimes de piqûres se sont manifestées auprès des services de police en France et en outre-mer. Douze personnes soupçonnées d’être les auteurs de ces piqûres ont été interpellées, dont quatre à Angoulême.
La nuit de la Fête de la musique a été marquée par de nombreux incidents, notamment des agressions sexuelles, des coups de couteau, et des jets de projectiles sur les policiers. Le quartier des Halles a été particulièrement touché avec un public hostile et deux tentatives de pillage de magasins.
En tout, 371 personnes ont été interpellées au cours de la soirée, dont 89 à Paris. Treize membres des forces de l’ordre ont été blessés, ainsi que 14 participants aux festivités. Il y a eu également 1 477 blessés légers. Les sapeurs-pompiers ont recensé 51 feux de véhicules et 39 feux sur la voie publique. Deux tentatives de cambriolage ont également été signalées aux Halles.
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