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France stabbing: Four children wounded in Annecy knife attack

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ANNECY, France, June 8 (Reuters) – Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government said the suspected assailant was a Syrian refugee.

A video of the attack, taken by a bystander and verified by Reuters, showed the assailant jump a low wall into a children’s playground and repeatedly lunge at a child in a stroller, pushing aside a woman who tries to fend him off.

Two of the wounded children and one adult were in hospital in a life-threatening condition, while the other victims were less seriously hurt.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/some-children-injured-by-knife-attack-french-town-annecy-minister-2023-06-08/


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