Syrian refugee stabs 4 kids at a playground in France
Syrian refugee stabbed 4 kids at a playground in France on Thursday, including a 2-year-old in a stroller.
As reported, two children and an adult have been critically injured in a stabbing attack.
According to the media reports, the attacker was identified as a 31-year-old Syrian national who was first granted refugee status in Sweden.
He entered France legally and was not known to security agencies, police said.
Chilling video footage caught a Syrian refugee repeatedly stabbing screaming adults and kids in a French playground is now doing rounds on social media.
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Two children and an adult have been critically injured in a stabbing attack at a playground in France.
Video shared online shows how people tried to intervene and stop the attacker at a park in Annecy ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/S1aRn4ayaK— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 8, 2023
As reported, four young children were stabbed in a park near Lake Annecy, in France’s south-east.
Police overpowered and arrested the attacker, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said.
Authorities said the children were aged three or younger and most were in a critical condition.
