Bees in one of the 2,200 hives owned by French beekeeper and honey producer Franck Aletru in Saint-Laurent-de la Salle in the western French Vendee region, Jan. 25, 2008.
About 100 police officers in southeastern Mexico were forced to bolt from an open-air firing range. They were attacked — and stung — by swarming bees, officials said last Tuesday.
Some 70 officers were stung and wounded, including three seriously. The attack happened in Tapachula, in Chiapas state near the Guatemalan border on April 7.
“From the first shot (on the firing range), there was a loud buzzing noise and tons of bees began to appear, attacking everyone in sight,” said civil guard official Miguel Serrano.
The bees’ angry reaction forced the police to hide in their own training headquarters. Many officers had stings all over their bodies.
Among the more severely hurt were three female police officers who required emergency treatment at the scene. The remaining victims were sent to a hospital in Tapachula, Serrano said.
On Tuesday, officials reported the three female officers were in stable condition while the others were out of danger.(AFP)
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