A knife attack in a French Alpine town left four young children critically wounded and two adults injured.
The attack: A man with a knife attacked four children between 22 months and 3 years old at a lakeside park in the French Alps on Thursday.
* Two adults were also wounded in the attack.
* A suspect, a 31-year-old Syrian, was detained in connection with the incident.
Motives: The prosecutor leading the investigation said the man’s motives were unknown but did not appear to be terrorism-related.
* The savagery of the attack has sickened France, with President Emmanuel Macron describing it as an “attack of absolute cowardice.”
* The nation is said to be in shock.
Reactions: French lawmakers held a moment of silence for the victims during a debate in Paris.
* The assembly president, Yaël Braun-Pivet, invited the nation to “respect a minute of silence for them, for their families, and so that, we hope, the consequences of this very grave attack do not lead to the nation grieving.”
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