The essentials
- A knife attack injured several people in Annecy (Haute-Savoie) on Thursday near a children's park. A man, born in 1991 and a father, was arrested and taken into custody.
- The attack, which injured six people, including four children between 22 and 36 months of age, has not yet been considered terrorist by the courts.
- The suspect, Abdalmasih H., who arrived in France in November, is described as very calm and unknown to the authorities. His psychiatric condition leaves a mystery as to his motives.
- Emmanuel Macron announced this Friday that he was going to Annecy.
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Ten wounded, including children, suspect arrested... What we know about the attack
The stabbing attack left several people injured Thursday near a children's park. According to the prefecture of Haute-Savoie, four young children and two adults were affected. The four injured children - two French, one Englishman and one Dutchman - are aged 22 months, 2 years for two of them and 3 years. They are all in absolute emergency. Three of them were transported to the hospital in Grenoble, the other child was transferred to Geneva.
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Emmanuel Macron visits the victims
The head of state announced this Friday morning to go to Annecy (Haute-Savoie) the day after the tragedy that left six injured including four children.
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What is known about the suspect
Arriving in France last November, Abdalmasih H., the suspect in the terrible attack on children, lived on the street in the city center of Annecy (Haute-Savoie). Described as very calm and unknown to the authorities, her psychiatric condition leaves a mystery as to her motives. Our article.
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Annecy wakes up bruised, this Friday morning, the day after a knife attack that targeted children.
