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. Launched in 1982 by the French Ministry of Culture with the aim of creating a revolution in music culture by making all genres of music accessible to everyone, Fête de la Musique is now celebrated on Summer Solstice in eighty-five countries on five continents across the world. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
145 people have reported being stabbed with syringe needles during France’s Fête De La Musique on Saturday. The nationwide street music festival, which takes place in numerous cities across the country, including Paris, where 13 people said they were stabbed. French officials have arrested 12 people nationwide in connection with the attacks, with four people in the southwestern city of Angouleme suspected of targeting around 50 victims.
