A man who has identified himself as a Syrian asylum seeker is in custody after a mass stabbing targeting a group of children aged around three years old, as well as an elderly bystander.
The attack took place on Thursday, in a public park in Annecy, a French town close to Switzerland.
Details of the incident are still emerging, with the BBC reporting that the children were “on a morning outing with their parents and minders when a man wielding a knife suddenly appeared and began to stab them, some in their pushchairs [prams].”
After fleeing the scene, the Syrian fell on an elderly man walking nearby, stabbing him as well. Police then intercepted the stabber, shooting him in the legs and taking him into custody.
Reports indicate that, as of the time of publication, there are five injured, with the elderly man and two children in hospital in critical condition.
The suspect, said to be 45, was at large in the country despite his asylum claim not having been processed. A disturbing video of the incident has been posted to Twitter.
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