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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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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

If it was me:

[-] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago

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

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

What's this? A charming French town woefully underpopulated by bees?

A large influx of bees ought to put a stop to that!

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

Never had to call the cops on bees before

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Been there done that.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

They're fighting back...

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

They know what they did!

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