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A Syrian asylum seeker has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of stabbing four children at a play park in the French Alps.
The man allegedly attacked the children, who were aged about three years, and an adult in French city of Annecy at 9.45am on Thursday.
Two of the children and an adult sustained life-threatening injuries….
The suspect was arrested by police soon afterwards following a brief struggle close to the park, which is in a square in the Alpine town, The Sun reports.
The knifeman was identified by the French Interior Ministry as Abdalmasih H., aged 32.
“He arrived in France in 2022, and had refugee status,” said a spokesman.
An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said: …“He wanted to hurt as many people as he could. He caused carnage….
Meanwhile, president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Laurent Wauquiez tweeted: “Horror again. This attack on children is the height of the abomination.”
“I extend my full support to the victims and their families….
A Syrian asylum seeker has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of stabbing four children at a play park in the French Alps.
The man allegedly attacked the children, who were aged about three years, and an adult in French city of Annecy at 9.45am on Thursday.
Two of the children and an adult sustained life-threatening injuries….
The suspect was arrested by police soon afterwards following a brief struggle close to the park, which is in a square in the Alpine town, The Sun reports.
The knifeman was identified by the French Interior Ministry as Abdalmasih H., aged 32.
“He arrived in France in 2022, and had refugee status,” said a spokesman.
An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said: …“He wanted to hurt as many people as he could. He caused carnage….
Meanwhile, president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Laurent Wauquiez tweeted: “Horror again. This attack on children is the height of the abomination.”
“I extend my full support to the victims and their families….
