A stabbing attack in a park in Annecy (Haute-Savoie) left seven injured, including six children, Thursday June 8 around 9:45 a.m., according to the first report that reached us. Three vital prognoses are involved. Ihe individual is a Syrian asylum seeker, according to our information. He was neutralized. The balance sheet could change. Follow our live.
Elisabeth Borne goes there. The Prime Minister has taken the direction of Annecy, announced Matignon to AFP.
Strong reactions. “Several people including children were injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy. The individual was arrested thanks to the very rapid intervention of the police”, tweeted Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior. On Twitter, Antoine Armand, Renaissance deputy for Haute-Savoie, mentioned a “Abominable attack”.
A minute of silence at the National Assembly. The President of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, invited to this moment of meditation “for them, for their families, after this “severe attack”.