Gang of clowns chasing people with knives and guns
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A 14-strong gang of pranksters parading as armed, sinister clowns have been arrested in southern France for threatening people with knives and guns.
The disguised mob were seemingly taking part in the 'evil clown' craze seen both in the US and in Britain.
The group were arrested last night in a school car park in the Mediterranean resort of Agde, with police claiming that they had been 'laughing manically' while chasing locals with weapons.
A French national police spokesman said: "Since mid-October, a rumour inspired by videos published on 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."
The arrests come after a man dressed as a clown was caught in Montpellier last week, attacking a pedestrian with an iron bar.
