The resort of Haute-Savoie remains stunned by the senseless violence of the knife attack that targeted several young children on Thursday. Infants aged 22 to 36 months had just been stabbed in their pram by Abdalmasih H., a 32-year-old Syrian with a Christian cross around his neck.

Arrived in Europe by Sweden where he obtained refugee status, the man had been present for several weeks in Annecy, confirmed several residents to Le Figaro. "He was squatting on the bowling greens. In the evening with others, I fired him several times, "continues this close to the family of two children affected.