British child among the victims of Annecy stabbing - and pertified bystanders caught him on footage repeatedly attacking a child in their pram
Horrific footage shows the knife-wielding attacker stab at a child in a pram during his rampage in Annecy, France, while a woman who appears to be the mother desperately tries to stop him.Wearing a blue and white headdress, a jumper and shorts, he waves the knife as an onlooker tries to stop him with a bag, but slashes at him.Picture: Social media
Sickeningly, he returns to lash out at the child again, though it is unclear if he manages to hurt the youngster as the pram rolls them out of his reach. He is then shown calmly walking through a park, which is on the shores of Lake Annecy in the Alps, near Switzerland.He injured six people including the three-year-old girl, who police sources told C News in France is from the UK.A two-year-old boy, his older sister and a 22-month-old boy from Germany were also said to be injured.The attacker was shot non-lethally by police and then arrested.
French president Emmanuel Macron said: "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 as well as their families and the emergency services mobilised."The French National Assembly held a minute's silence.
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