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Watch live as people lay flowers in tribute after four children and two adults were stabbed in a knife attack in the French Alps. The incident happened on Thursday 8 June at a lakeside park in Anney. Police say they have arrested a suspect, a 31-year-old Syrian and according to reports, the alleged knifeman had been denied asylum in France just days before the attack. A British child is among the victims injured in the attack, foreign secretary James Cleverly has confirmed. “Our thoughts are with the victims and the families and we stand ready to support the French authorities in whichever way we can,” he said on Thursday. “We have already deployed British consulate officials travelling to the area to make themselves available to support the family. And, of course, we stand in strong solidarity with the people of France.” Ahead of Friday morning’s tributes, flowers, teddy bears, candles and written messages were left at the park overnight. Read More AP News Digest 3:30 a.m. Western tanks lead Ukraine’s counteroffensive as heavy fighting starts – latest ‘Hero’ woman shielded kids in France playground knife attack

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A British child is among the victims injured following a knife attack at a lakeside park in the French Alps, foreign secretary James Cleverly has said. He told an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) press conference: “Our thoughts are with the victims and the families and we stand ready to support the French authorities in whichever way we can. Annecy prosecutor Line Bonnet-Mathis confirmed that four children, aged between 22 months and three years, and two adults were injured. A criminal investigation has been launched and the suspected attacker was arrested and is being held in the Annecy police station, she added. Meanwhile, a woman who witnessed it said that the attacker had jumped over a park fence and stabbed a small girl and a baby in a pram. “When I heard the mother’s scream, I started to run”, the woman told France Bleu radio. The suspected attacker - a 31-year-old man who had refugee status in Sweden - is said to be a Syrian national, police sources told local media. It is believed he was not known to security agencies. Read More Everything we know about suspected France playground attacker after toddlers stabbed France knife attack: British child among young victims injured in playground stabbings France stabbing: Attacker ‘jumped’ on elderly person before being apprehended, says eyewitness Moment knife-wielding man stalks playground before stabbing in French Alps

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