A British girl is among four young children and two adults injured after a knife attack at a lakeside park in the French Alps, reports The Times.
Witnesses described scenes of panic as the attacker targeted toddlers at a play area in Annecy. At least one child was stabbed in a pushchair, they said.
James Cleverly, the foreign secretary, confirmed that a British child was among the four children, who were all in a critical condition.
Line Bonnet, the state prosecutor in Annecy, said the suspect, a Syrian man born in 1991, was being investigated for attempted murder, but added: “There is no evidence at this point to suggest a terrorist motive.”
Bonnet said four children, a one-year-old, two aged two and one three-year-old, were in a critical condition. She said the British girl was a tourist in France, as was a Dutch boy who was among the victims.
One adult was also in critical condition after being hit by a bullet fired by police as they tried to stop the attacker, Bonnet said. French media outlets said he was 78 years old. A second adult was also injured although less seriously.
The suspect, dressed in black, was given asylum in Sweden, where he is believed to have been living since 2013.