Every June, across France, there is a huge street festival, the Fête de la Musique, where towns and cities stage free concerts, parades and dancing, with millions of people taking part. This year, though, the festival, which took place on 21 June, saw the return of the needle spiking panic, with 145 people in several cities reporting being pricked with syringes. A 22-year-old woman, who gave her name as Manon, was on the streets of Bordeaux as the festivities wound up at around 1.30am, when, she says, “Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine. After about 30 minutes, the injection mark appeared.” Although she felt no ill effects, Manon spent several hours at the local hospital…
