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France stabbing: Children attacked by knifeman in Annecy park
France stabbing: Children attacked by knifeman in Annecy park
Published
51 minutes ago
By Hugh Schofield & George Wright
BBC News in Paris and London
Four very young children have been stabbed in a park near Lake Annecy, in France's south-east. ... Police overpowered and arrested the attacker, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said.
Reports say the children were aged about three years old and at least two were in a critical condition.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that one of the injured children was a British national. One of the other children is reportedly Dutch.
Police have confirmed that the suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian, who had refugee status in Sweden.
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Published
51 minutes ago
By Hugh Schofield & George Wright
BBC News in Paris and London
Four very young children have been stabbed in a park near Lake Annecy, in France's south-east. ... Police overpowered and arrested the attacker, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said.
Reports say the children were aged about three years old and at least two were in a critical condition.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that one of the injured children was a British national. One of the other children is reportedly Dutch.
Police have confirmed that the suspect is a 31-year-old Syrian, who had refugee status in Sweden.
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