At approximately 9:45 a.m., Abdalmash H, a 32-year-old individual, launched a heinous attack in a lakeside park located in Annecy, a well-liked tourist spot in southeastern France.
In a horrifying incident, a perpetrator was caught on camera running into a small playground and viciously attacking a toddler in his pram. The child’s mother was present and attempted to shield her child from the attacker’s violent assault.
In newly released footage, the perpetrator – identified as a Syrian refugee who had entered France in 2020 – can be seen being subdued by law enforcement officials at the park. The video shows the attacker being chased away from the playground by residents before being apprehended by armed police officers.
According to horrified witnesses, mothers were seen running past them while screaming “run, run” in the aftermath of the frenzied attack. President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the attack as “absolute cowardice.”
An adult and four children, approximately three years old, were seriously injured in the attack, including a British girl. According to reports, two young victims and an adult are currently in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
According to witnesses, a knifeman launched an attack on preschool children as they played in a small playground, resulting in a chaotic and devastating scene. According to reports, it has been alleged that the individual launched an attack on the toddlers, citing that they were “easy targets.”
According to witnesses, the man was heard shouting before he proceeded to assault the young children in the playground. A child who was injured during the incident was reportedly in a stroller at the time. In a disturbing video of the incident, Abdalmash H can be seen brandishing a knife as he charges towards a distressed mother pushing her child in a stroller.
However, a courageous bystander intervened by striking the assailant with his rucksack, causing him to flee the scene.
Once again, the knifeman entered the playground and proceeded to run towards a mother and her young child. In a harrowing scene, a woman screamed and attempted to shield her son with her body. However, Abdalmash swiftly maneuvered around her and proceeded to inflict two stab wounds upon the young child.
A video shows a toddler screaming in agony while the mother and other frightened parents cry out for assistance as the assailant flees once more. The violence persists. In a shocking incident, Abdalmash H reportedly returned to the scene where a child in a pram was present and proceeded to stab the child once again, causing great distress to the child’s mother who was present.
The attacker was eventually chased away by a local man who threw his bag at him. Moments following the stabbing incident, additional footage captured the assailant being pursued by nearby residents through the park.
The sounds of distressed parents can be heard in the background, urgently calling for assistance for their injured children. Following the incident, law enforcement officials promptly arrived at the location and successfully restrained the individual wielding a knife.
The perpetrator was subsequently taken into custody for the assault, which resulted in severe harm to four minors and one adult.
According to police sources, a two-year-old boy, his older sister, a three-year-old girl believed to be British, and a 22-month-old boy from Germany were injured in the attack, as reported by C-News. According to reports, a knifeman launched an attack on a bench where a 70-year-old man was sitting.
The victim was stabbed in the neck and was quickly transported to the hospital for treatment. A witness who identified himself as Ferdinand recounted the attack to BFM TV, stating: In a shocking incident at the playground, a man reportedly jumped and began shouting before proceeding towards the strollers. Eyewitnesses claim that he repeatedly hit the little ones with a knife.
According to George, an eyewitness and proprietor of a nearby restaurant, mothers were seen crying and everyone was running. According to an unnamed witness, a man was shouting in English and caused panic when he began attacking children.
According to reports, the individual had a desire to cause harm to as many individuals as possible. Carnage was caused by him. According to the speaker, the young children were easy targets.
According to former Liverpool footballer Anthony Le Tallec, he witnessed a group of individuals running towards him. Subsequently, a mother yelled at him to run away, as there was an individual who was reportedly stabbing people along the lake.
According to eyewitnesses, there are reports of individuals stabbing children. The public is being urged to flee the area immediately. According to the individual, he was taken aback when suddenly the person in question appeared before him while he was in the midst of continuing.
It was at this point that he noticed law enforcement officials who were trailing the individual from a distance of ten meters, but had not yet apprehended him. According to the witness, he had to move out of the way as the individual was in close proximity to him.
According to a witness who spoke to BFMTV, first responders were attending to “little bodies, three or four years old, perhaps.” According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, Abdalmash H is a Syrian citizen who legally obtained refugee status in France upon his arrival in the country in the previous year.
According to an investigative source, the individual was not on the radar of security agencies and his intentions remain unclear. According to an investigating source, the perpetrator was identified as a Syrian asylum seeker who had spent a significant amount of time in Annecy.
At approximately 9:45 AM, the attack began in a park square. According to reports, an individual indiscriminately targeted children and also injured an adult. According to an investigative source, Abdalmash H is reported to be a married father of a three-year-old and a devout Christian.
According to an investigating source, he has married a Swedish woman and they have a child together.
According to sources, the individual in question reportedly entered France legally from Sweden towards the end of last year.
According to a source, Abdalmasih H. was arrested while carrying a prayer book and a cross, and was described as a “declared and devout Christian.” According to verified images shared on social media, Abdalmasih H. was seen approaching the children while wearing shorts, sunglasses, and a scarf around his head, before carrying out his attack.
Following a brief struggle, the knifeman was arrested soon afterward. According to video footage, three police officers, two of whom were armed, subdued the attacker and restrained him on the grass prior to his removal from the scene. Abdalmasih H. sustained serious injuries from the police and was immediately transported to the hospital, along with the five individuals he had harmed.
Thanks to the swift intervention of the police, the individual has been apprehended. According to Mr. Darmanin, five individuals were injured in the incident. Among the wounded were four young children, two of whom are currently receiving intensive care.
According to an aide, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is en route to the site of the attack. According to a tweet by Antoine Armand, a local politician, a ‘abominable’ attack targeted children in a playground.
French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced a “de-civilization process” in the nation, while members of the opposition have criticized his government for being lenient on matters of law and order.
National Assembly speaker Yael Braun-Pivet commented on Twitter that there is nothing more heinous than attacking children. In commemoration of the event, a minute of silence was observed by Parliament.