LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- At least Seven people, including six children, have been injured in a mass stabbing in Lake Annecy, France’s south-east.
According to security sources to Agence France Passe (AFP), A man armed with a knife attacked the victims as they played in a park near the lake in the town, earlier today.
The Suspect reportedly attacked the children, some in pushchairs, as they visited the park, before fleeing the scene and stabbing an elderly man nearby.
“Police overpowered and arrested the attacker,” Gérald Darmanin said.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that the culprit “has been arrested thanks to the rapid reaction of security forces.”
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At least three of the victims were in critical condition, the security source told AFP.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s office announced she was travelling to the scene and MPs in the national parliament held a minute’s silence as news of the attack broke in the French media.
The suspect is believed to be a Syrian refugee, according to reports from Le Parisien, AFP quoting Police sources.
France’s National Assembly has observed a minute of silence and roads are blocked around the scene of the attack.
President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that the nation was in “shock” over the “act of cowardice”.
