Europe1 .fr with AFP 12:03 p.m., June 08, 2023
Several children and at least one adult were injured Thursday morning in a park in Annecy by a man who was arrested by the police. Emmanuel Macron reacted in the aftermath, denouncing an "attack of absolute cowardice".An individual attacked several people with a knife including several children, this Thursday in a park in Annecy in Haute-Savoie. The man, armed with a knife, attacked around 9:45 am children aged about three who were in a park near Lake Annecy. According to information from Europe 1, the arrested individual was born in 1991, speaks English and is unknown to all files. Thursday noon, the man was in custody for attempted murder.
"The nation is in shock"
Shortly after the fact, Emmanuel Macron spoke on Twitter, denouncing an "attack of absolute cowardice". "Children and an adult are between life and death. The nation is in shock. Our thoughts are with them, their families and the relief efforts mobilized."
Attack of absolute cowardice this morning in a park in Annecy. Children and an adult are between life and death. The nation is in shock. Our thoughts are with them, their families and the relief efforts mobilized.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 8, 2023
The individual of Syrian nationality submitted his asylum application to the Ofpra on 28 November 2022, under the normal procedure. He had, in the meantime, been granted refugee status in Sweden by a decision of 26 April 2023. His request for France was therefore devoid of purpose. Lawful from the point of view of European Union law, he was therefore considered a refugee.