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[Note: I found this article on the website Bare Naked Islam. I don’t agree with everything they say or aspects of their approach, but it is a very comprehensive source of information.]
An article on the site Remix News explains that a Tunisian migrant [almost certainly a Muslim] is a first arrest in a wave of mysterious attacks with syringes in bars and clubs in France and the UK that has been baffling authorities. The arrest was reported in the French newspaper Le Figaro.
Over 300 people have been reported to be attacked in such a manner this year, where they often report suffering strange illnesses and side effects.
Authorities are hoping the arrest will make it possible to begin solving the mystery behind the attacks, which have mostly occurred in France and the UK, along with some in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Such attacks have been plaguing young people in nightclubs, bars, and festivals since April, and it is unclear if the suspects have been injecting people with a substance or a disease.
A June 2, AP news report reported about the situation and interviewed a number of the victims.
Most of the victims have been women who show visible signs of an injection site, along with symptoms of feeling groggy, dizzy, or fatigued.
The migrant in France was arrested after a young woman and male teenager became involved in an altercation with him, where they were both punctured by a needle. They told the police that they saw the suspect carrying a syringe.
The arrested Migrant is 20 years old, living in France without a residency permit, and is unemployed. In 2020 he was sentenced to prison for domestic violence against his girlfriend, but because he is a father he has not been deported from the country, according to this article. He is denying his guilt despite the statement of the two witnesses.
While the arrest may represent a breakthrough in the case, it may ultimately lead to a dead end since multiple suspects over a wide geographic area are involved in the attacks.