France evil clowns - A series of uncoordinated attacks by people dressed as professional pranksters is making rounds in France, according to the police.
A report by AP reveals that at least two of France's evil clowns were detained yesterday after the police responded to calls from the public.
The France evil clown fad is believed to have been inspired by one of the latest episodes of Fox's American Horror Story anthology series.
Reports indicate that the new wave of pranks began in the north of the country earlier in the month, and has quickly spread to its southern region. Several people have since been taken into custody in relation to the France evil clown phenomenon.
RT quotes the French police explaining that "Since mid-October, a rumor inspired by videos published o the Internet has created the presence of threatening and aggressive clowns in France. Symptomatic of the impact of the Internet, this phenomenon can lead to damaging individual acts and disturbances to public order."
France's evil clowns have been spotted wielding various forms of fake weapons. While some of the incidents involving these evil clowns seem like genuinely elaborate pranks, experts say others could amount to actionable crimes.
On Saturday, a group of 14-clowns were arrested in Agde after the police received reports that they were 'laughing manically' and chasing people with weapons. At least one of the jesters involved in France's evil clown fad has been sentenced for threatening people.
French police told AFP that the evil clowns have been spotted virtually all over town -particularly in schools and public parks. The pranksters have reportedly not only targeted youngsters with their antics, but also adults.
The tendency of France's evil clown fad to cause public disorder has been highlighted recently after teenagers in Mulhouse took to the streets armed with makeshift weapons to protect themselves from the jesters.
This France 'evil clowns' episode is the first in the country. There have been reports of similar freakish clown sighting in the UK and US in the past.
