A French TikTok prankster who filmed himself pretending to inject strangers on the streets of Paris has been sentenced to prison, after his viral stunt triggered widespread panic in a country already gripped by fear over real needle attacks.
Ilan M., known online as 'Amine Mojito', posted a viral video days before France's Fête de la Musique in June, in which he crept up on members of the public and mimed syringe jabs using an empty, capped needle. Captioned 'Mojito le piqueur fou' ('the mad stinger'), the clip quickly triggered outrage amid reports of similar real-life incidents across France.
