Six Children Injured in Mass Stabbing in France’s Annecy, Accused Arrested

Last Updated: June 08, 2023, 2:35 PM IST

A man armed with a knife attacked a group of children aged around three years old on Thursday. (AFP)

A man armed with a knife attacked a group of children aged around three years old on Thursday. (AFP)

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that the culprit ‘has been arrested thanks to the rapid reaction of security forces’

Seven people including six children have been injured in a mass stabbing in the French town of Annecy, AFP said in a report on Thursday.

The incident unfolded after a man armed with a knife attacked a group of children aged around three years old at 9:45 am on Thursday at a park near the lake in the town.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that the culprit “has been arrested thanks to the rapid reaction of security forces”.