Lisa Klaassen

2 days ago | 7news.com.au | Lisa Klaassen |Saskya Vandoorne

It was around 1.30am, after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. “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,” she said.

5 days ago | cnn.com | Lisa Klaassen |Saskya Vandoorne

Manon, 22, was one of nearly 150 people in France who reported being pricked with syringes during a nationwide street music festival at the weekend. Courtesy Mannon CNN  —  It was around 1.30 a.m., after the crowds had thinned from the streets of Bordeaux, when Manon felt the prick of a hypodermic needle going into her arm. “Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine.