On a Thursday in the picturesque Alpine town of Annecy, a chilling incident occurred in a French playground. A video footage, lasting 90 seconds, captured a distressing scene where a Syrian refugee repeatedly stabbed adults and children. The attack included at least one toddler in a stroller.
The video begins with the suspect, dressed in black, rushing out of the play area of Le Paquiet Park while screams fill the air. A male voice exclaims "Jesus Christ!" in English. The attacker, described as a bearded individual wearing shorts and a blue headscarf, appears calm as he plays with a chain around his neck and brandishes a knife.Amidst the chaos, a woman is seen trying to push two young children in a double stroller while the stabber runs in circles nearby. The attacker then targets a nearby man who courageously attempts to tackle him by swinging a bag. As the good Samaritan follows, yelling for the police, the attacker retreats back into the play area by leaping over a small wall.
The assailant then runs straight towards the screaming woman pushing the double stroller. Despite the intervention of others, the attacker circles back around the stroller multiple times, leaning over and repeatedly stabbing downward. The sound of at least one young child wailing in terror can be heard in the video. Throughout the ordeal, someone can be heard yelling for the police while the man with the bags continues trying to intervene. The video concludes with the attacker leaving the play area and heading towards a grass field.
The attack left at least six people injured, including four children under the age of 5 who were left fighting for their lives. Two adults were also harmed. Authorities later identified the perpetrator as a 31-year-old Syrian national with legal refugee status in France. President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack, describing it as "an act of absolute cowardice."
While the immediate identities of the victims were not disclosed, it was confirmed that at least two of the injured children were tourists, including a British national.
Eyewitnesses corroborated the horrifying nature of the attack. Ferdinand, a witness who spoke to BFM TV, reported that the attacker entered the playground, began shouting, and then targeted the strollers, repeatedly stabbing the young children with a knife. Another witness named Anthony Le Tallec, a former professional soccer player who was running in the park, recounted how he moved away from the attacker who then lunged at an elderly man and woman, stabbing the elderly man.
Malo, another witness, informed BFM that the attacker was shouting, although the content of his words was incomprehensible. Additionally, an ice cream seller working in the waterside park claimed to have seen the attacker there several days before the incident.
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