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French government tries to reassure public amid bedbug 'hysteria'

Concerns over bedbugs are more pressing with France in the throes of hosting the Rugby World Cup. © STAN HONDA / AFP

Paris (AFP) – The French government on Wednesday sought to calm growing public fears over a supposed bedbug invasion, saying there was no evidence of any resurgence of the biting irritants on public transport.

Aghast citizens have reported seeing the creatures in recent weeks on trains, the Paris metro as well as in cinemas and in schools.

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