The outdoor festival took place all across the country last Saturday, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris. The Interior Ministry said that 145 people nationwide claimed to have been stabbed with needles,

French authorities detain 12 people after 145 revelers across the nation reported being in pricked with syringes during the Fete de la Musique national music festival.

Fête de la Musique descended into alarm as 145 festivalgoers reported syringe attacks across the country. Police have detained 12 suspects amid growing fears over public safety and possible use of date-rape drugs.