This year’s Fête de la Musique took a dark turn, with reports of syringe attacks leaving 145 victims and stirring unease across France.

Nearly 150 people reported being assaulted with syringes across France during its annual "Fête de la Musique" summer festival, with Paris police reporting 13 cases in the capital alone. Twelve suspects in the attacks were arrested,

The attacks were wide-ranging, with four arrests in the southwestern city of Angoulême and roughly 50 victims. In the Normandy region, several women in Évreux and Rouen were reportedly pricked with needles, per French media site Ici. Investigations were opened and it was not immediately clear if the syringes had any substances inside them.