French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said the Annecy attacker is a Syrian national who has had refugee status in Sweden for the last 10 years. She added that there is 'no intelligence or psychiatric information' about him. Read more:
President Emmanuel Macron described the stabbings in a French park as an"absolutely cowardly attack" and said the"nation is in shock".Why you can trust Sky News
The man, who authorities say is originally from Syria, was detained by police. They say it is not being treated as a terrorist incident.The attacker is a Syrian national who was granted refugee status in Sweden 10 years ago and had entered France legally, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told a press conference after travelling to Annecy.
Two of the children, earlier reported as a brother and sister but who BFMTV report are cousins, are in a life-threatening condition in hospital. They are aged two and three. Sky News international correspondent John Sparks says it"would be very busy at this time of year with tourists and residents out on the streets".Police section off the park in AnnecyOne witness, who gave his name as Ferdinand, told BFMTV:"He [the attacker] jumped [into the playground], started shouting and then went towards the strollers [prams], repeatedly hitting the little ones with a knife.
Another unnamed bystander told BFMTV he saw first aiders working on"little bodies, three or four years old, perhaps".Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerYou can hear what sounds like screaming people in the background. The assembly president, Yael Braun-Pivet, said:"There are some very young children who are in critical condition and I invite you to respect a minute of silence for them, for their families, and so that, we hope, the consequences of this very grave attack do not lead to the nation grieving."Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Annecy attack
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