“It was just impossible to leave defenseless people to be attacked like that by someone who seemed to me effectively to be a maniac,” he said. Or how every Frenchmen would act,” the young man told BFMTV on Friday, adding that he “did not even think.” “I tried to act as every Frenchman should act.
He identified himself only as Henri to French media. The backpacker who attempted to stop the knife attack has been dubbed the “backpack hero” locally.
The suspect is being held in custody at a police station in Annecy, according to BFMTV. Two young children are still in intensive care following Thursday’s knife attack in southeast France, when screams rippled through a playground in the small Alpine town during the brutal assault.Ī 31-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker was detained on suspicion of carrying out the attack, French media and CNN affiliate BFMTV reported Thursday. Rate the app and send us your feedback - we will use it to improve our service.A 24-year-old man has been hailed as a hero for chasing a man suspected of launching a knife rampage in Annecy, which left six people injured including four toddlers. Find France 24’s exclusive reports and feature programmes.Catch up on your favourite TV shows and all our video contents.Watch the latest news programmes and subtitled bulletins on demand.Focus on the news from your areas of interest: Africa, Americas, Business, Sport etc.Enjoy easy access to all our articles, videos, reports and TV shows in French, English, Arabic and Spanish.Explore the top stories and trending topics in French and international news, with commentary and analysis from our teams in Paris and around the world.If you're interested in world news – share your views! Pick and choose from our articles, special reports, live TV coverage, on-demand TV programs and share them with the variety of social network tools at your fingertips. Access our full range of reports, live feeds and exclusive features on the latest version of our app, which takes in user insight to offer smoother navigation, cutting-edge multimedia contents and in-depth analysis from our trusted team of international journalists. Download France 24’s free app for 24-hour coverage of world news – in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.ĭownload France 24’s free app for 24-hour coverage of world news – in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
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