At least four children have been stabbed on a playground in France. The aggressor was arrested at the scene
Juveniles are three years old. A police source said the attacker was a Syrian asylum seeker.
Four children and an adult were injured in a stabbing at a playground in the French city of Annecy on Thursday. The attacker, a Syrian national, was arrested at the scene.
According to French police cited by Reuters, the children were between 22 months and three years old. Local media reported that two of the children and adults involved in the attack were at risk of death. Two other children sustained minor injuries.
The attacker has legal refugee status in France, a police official told Reuters.
Some witnesses said at least one of the children injured in the attack was in a pram. “He jumped (onto the playground), started screaming, then went towards the trolleys and repeatedly attacked the little ones with the knife,” said a witness.
At least eight children have been stabbed in a playground in France. The aggressor was arrested at the scene
French Interior Minister Gérald Dorman confirmed “several injuries” in a post on Twitter and described the attacker as being arrested “thanks to the very quick intervention of the police”.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the attack of “absolute cowardice” as he flees the country. [francesa] In shock.” “Our thoughts are with them and their families, and the emergency services used,” he wrote on Twitter.
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