Four children - including a young British girl - were attacked at a playground in the French city of Annecy on Thursday. A 31-year-old man, a Syrian national, has been arrested.
The school run in Annecy on Friday morning was not an easy one for many parents.
It was perhaps most difficult for those dropping their children off at the school next to the playground whereAmong them was Colene Semoen, a grandmother. She was bringing her four-year-old granddaughter Iris to school. As we chatted she became extremely emotional, reflecting on the attack and how, when she'd heard the news, she'd wondered whether Iris had been hurt. Iris and her classmates often play in the park and playground.
"I ran to the school and the police were there and reassured us. It was terrible because you imagine the worst for the people you love, and I love my granddaughter. So it was really worrying for most parents."How the Annecy knife attack unfoldedMs Semoen said that after she'd got home the four-year-old had asked her grandmother whether there was a war taking place in Annecy.Ms Semoen was also upset when she wondered how recent events will affect the reputation of Annecy.
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