Abdalmasih H., 32 years old, Syrian, attacked four children under the age of three and two adults this Thursday in the city of Annecy, France. The motives for the attack are not yet known, but the local prosecutor has already ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack. An investigation into an assassination attempt is underway, he said.
Armed with a knife in his hand and a crucifix, the attacker was eventually apprehended by the French police, who took four minutes to arrive on the scene..
Video of the arrest of the suspected terrorist who stabbed 4 children aged 2-3 today in Annecy, France.
The Syrian asylum seeker had recently been refused asylum in France but was in the process of reapplying in Sweden.
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According to Le monde, citing a source close to the investigation, the author of the attack was married to a citizen of Swedish nationality, with whom he has a three-year-old son. In November 2022, he will have submitted an asylum application to the French authorities, which has been rejected.
According to a video consulted by AFP, the attacker said “in the name of Jesus Christ” twice in English during the attack and was wearing a Christian cross when arrested, posing as a “Christian from Syria”.
With AFP
Source: DN
