A unusual attack by bees in the French town of Aurillac has left 24 people injured, including three in critical condition, according to local authorities.

The Prefecture of Cantal, in south-central France, said passersby were stung over a period of about 30 minutes on Sunday morning. Firefighters and medical teams were rushed to the scene to treat the victims while police set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.

The three people in critical condition were evacuated to a local hospital.

Pierre Mathonier, the mayor of Aurillac, told French broadcaster France 3 the incident may have been related to Asian hornets threatening beehives that had been installed on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel over 10 years ago. He said that this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive.

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Never had to call the cops on bees before

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't mean to make light of 3 people being in critical condition but... It's simply too fitting, I'm afraid.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    They're fighting back...

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    If it was me:

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    They know what they did!

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    [–] 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    France hasn't seen this much Monarchist violence since the 18th century

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Would this trigger NATO's article 5?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Is Australia in NATO, because if so, don't send them here

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Don't send the bees to Australia or the Australians to France? Although both are equally terrifying. Australia isn't in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation anyway

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    What’s this?! A lovely French town woefully underpopulated by bees? A large influx of BEES aught to put a stop to that!

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    [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    We all deserve it. I'm cheering for nature, honestly.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Does this have anything to do with the air traffic controllers strike?

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    notthefrenchonionsoup

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    « According to the mayor, the incident may have been related to Asian hornets threatening a beehive that had been installed on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel more than a decade ago. He said that this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive. »

    Seems as plausible as some dumb kids throwing rocks at a hive or a smelly wind, I guess 🤷‍♀️

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    They know what they've done.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Fucking Schengen

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