Victims fight for their lives after French Alps stabbing attack
Suspect stabbed several people, including young children, in Annecy before being arrested.
Several people, including young children, were injured in a knife attack in a park in the French Alps, police said on Thursday.
Some of the victims are in mortal danger.
The exact toll was unclear.
Reuters news agency, citing an unnamed police source, reported that at least two children and an adult were fighting for their lives after the stabbing in the city of Annecy.
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter that the suspect, whose identity has not been confirmed, has been arrested.
“Several people, including children, were injured by a person armed with a knife in one [park] in Annecy. The individual was arrested thanks to the very prompt intervention of the police,” said Darmanin.
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced the stabbing as an act of “absolute cowardice”.
“The nation is shocked. Our thoughts are with them, as well as their families and the emergency services,” he wrote on Twitter.
Annecy is a quiet Alpine town with 135,000 inhabitants, located south of the Swiss city of Geneva.
Attaque d’une lâcheté absolue ce matin dans un parc à Annecy. Des enfants et un adulte sont between la vie et la mort. La Nation is sous le choc. Nos pensées les ainsi que leurs familles et les secours mobilisés.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 8, 2023