Three children are in a life-threatening condition after a knife attack in southeast France, police have said.
A lone man armed with a knife attacked a group of children aged around three years old at 9:45 am this morning at a park near the lake, an anonymous security source and a local official told Agence France Presse.Eight children and one adult have been injured in total, officers added.
He confirmed the attack, saying: "Several people, including children, were injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy." "We saw a person attacking children, small ones, obviously that was his target. After people tried to scare him, he walked away and the police intervened.
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