France Knife Attack Has 'Shocked' Nation, Prime Minister Says - BBC News

Jun 8, 2023 | French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne and the Annecy prosecutor have held a press conference following the knife attack in the town. Six people were injured - four children and two adults - with victims as young as 22 months and three years old. Some of the children injured are in a "severe state" in intensive care, Borne said. She also told reporters that the suspect, who has been arrested, is a Syrian national who had refugee status in Sweden - he also had no criminal or psychiatric record. The people of France are shocked but the prime minister said everyone was "standing firm".