French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne responded to the knife attack in the Annecy region of France, stating that the 31-year-old attacker held refugee status in Sweden. Despite his asylum application being rejected in France due to his status in Sweden, the attacker had no criminal or psychiatric record. The investigation, led by Prosecutor Line Bonnet-Mathis, confirmed that the attacker targeted children, including a child of his own age. The motive behind the attack remains unknown, and there is currently no evidence of a terrorist connection.
Disturbing images of the attack surfaced, capturing the attacker waving a knife at children, while witnesses tried unsuccessfully to intervene. The injured include four children, two of whom are in critical condition.