By Reuters: A Syrian nationwide wounded 4 kids and an grownup in a knife assault in a French park on Thursday, police mentioned, leaving among the victims critically unwell in hospital. The assault, which occurred within the French alpine city of Annecy, was carried out by a Syrian nationwide with authorized refugee standing in France, a police official informed Reuters.
#Breaking: Update – Video footage reportedly taken minutes after the phobia stabbing assault in #Annecy, #France, displaying you the Syrian suspect working away after being chased by locals, whereas individuals scream for assist in the background for the kids that had been stabbed. pic.twitter.com/WufuLkgMkf
— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) June 8, 2023
“Children and one adult are between life and death. The nation is in shock,” French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned in an announcement on Twitter, calling the assault “an act of absolute cowardice”.
Attaque d’une lâcheté absolue ce matin dans un parc Annecy. Des enfants et un adulte sont entre la vie et la mort. La Nation est sous le choc. Nos pensées les accompagnent ainsi que leurs familles et les secours mobilisés.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 8, 2023
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin mentioned on Twitter that the attacker had been arrested.
Plusieurs personnes dont des enfants ont été blessés par un individu armé d’un couteau dans un sq. Annecy. L’individu a été interpellé grâce l’intervention très rapide des forces de l’ordre.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 8, 2023
Two kids and one grownup are in life-threatening situation, whereas two kids have been barely damage, police mentioned.
Witnesses mentioned at the least one little one concerned was in a stroller. BFM TV confirmed footage of a number of policemen overpowering a person in a park.
“Nothing more abominable than to attack children,” French nationwide meeting speaker Yael Braun-Pivet mentioned on Twitter. The French parliament noticed a minute of silence to mark the incident.