French government agency warns of mass suicides over apocalypse fears
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French
government agency warns of mass suicides over apocalypse
fears
The tiny southern French hamlet of Bugarach has drawn scrutiny
from a government sect watchdog over droves of visitors who
believe it is the only place in the world that will survive a 2012
Apocalypse.
12:19AM BST 16 Jun 2011
The Telegraph UK
A report by the watchdog, Miviludes, published on Wednesday said
the picturesque village near Carcassonne should be monitored in
the run-up to December 21, 2012, when many believe the world will
end according to an ancient Mayan prophecy.
Miviludes was set up in 2002 to track the activity of sects, after
a law passed the previous year made it an offence to abuse
vulnerable people using heavy pressure techniques, meaning sects
can be outlawed if there is evidence of fraud or abuse.
Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach and its rocky
outcrop, the Pic de Bugarach, have attracted an influx of New Age
visitors in recent months, pushing up property prices but also
raising the threat of financial scams and psychological
manipulation, Miviludes said in its report.
"I think we need to be careful. We shouldn't get paranoid, but
when you see what happened at Waco in the United States, we know
this kind of thinking can influence vulnerable people," Miviludes
president Georges Fenech told Reuters.
Waco, Texas, made headlines in 1993 when federal agents raided the
headquarters of the Branch Davidian movement, led by David Koresh,
leading to a 50-day siege.