France: Children attacked by Syrian refugee in Annecy park

On Thursday, June 8, a person went on a stabbing spree in Annecy, France, injuring seven folks, together with six kids. The accused, a Syrian asylum seeker, has been apprehended. Though officers haven’t disclosed the identification of the accused, The Mirror, citing sources, recognized the attacker as Abdel Masih H.

The stabbing occurred at a park in Annecy at round 9:45 am (native time), the place a number of kids aged three to 5 have been current as a part of a college tour. At least two of the kids damage within the incident are in vital situation.

Annecy is a scenic city within the French Alps near the border with Switzerland in style with vacationers.

Eyewitnesses instructed French information outlet Le Dauphine that the accused attacked the kids whereas they have been taking part in at a small playground within the French city.

“He wanted to attack everyone. I moved away and he lunged at an old man and woman and stabbed the old man,” NDTV quoted former skilled footballer Anthony Le Tallec, who was working within the park, telling the native Dauphine Libere newspaper.

Meanwhile, a video reportedly displaying a person fleeing after stabbing 5 folks on Thursday has gone viral. A contract journalist posted the video, which is gaining reputation on Twitter. The six-second video exhibits a person in black shorts and a sweatshirt racing by means of a park whereas locals chase him. The man can also be sporting a cap. In the background, some folks may be heard screaming.

#Breaking: Update – Video footage reportedly taken minutes after the fear stabbing assault in #Annecy, #France, displaying you the Syrian suspect working away after being chased by locals, whereas folks scream for assist in the background for the kids that had been stabbed. pic.twitter.com/WufuLkgMkf

— Sotiri Dimpinoudis (@sotiridi) June 8, 2023

French Interior Minister Darmanin, in the meantime, took to Twitter to sentence the incident. “Several people, including six children were injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy. The individual was arrested, thanks to the very rapid intervention of the police,” he tweeted. 

Plusieurs personnes dont des enfants ont été blessés par un individu armé d’un couteau dans un sq. à Annecy. L’individu a été interpellé grâce à l’intervention très rapide des forces de l’ordre.

— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) June 8, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron known as it an “attack of absolute cowardice”.

“The nation is shocked. Our thoughts are with (the victims) as well as their families and the emergency services,” he tweeted.

Attaque d’une lâcheté absolue ce matin dans un parc à Annecy. Des enfants et un adulte sont entre la vie et la mort. La Nation est sous le choc. Nos pensées les accompagnent ainsi que leurs familles et les secours mobilisés.

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 8, 2023

“Nothing more abominable than to attack children,” French nationwide meeting speaker Yael Braun-Pivet stated on Twitter.

The French parliament noticed a minute of silence to mark the incident and roads are blocked across the scene of the assault.

A police spokesman, in the meantime, knowledgeable that the attacker was a 31-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who carried Swedish identification paperwork and a Swedish driving license. He entered France legally and was not recognized to safety companies.

His motives have been unknown, in keeping with an investigative supply, who added that anti-terrorism officers had not been requested to steer the inquiry at this level.

According to studies, the accused had entered France illegally. According to The Telegraph UK, the person utilized for asylum on the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) on November 28, 2022. On April 26, 2023, the accused claimed to have gained refugee standing in Sweden. As a end result, his enchantment for asylum in France was futile as a result of he was lawful beneath EU legislation, in keeping with the French information supply Libération.