Annecy knife attack suspect detained: Prosecutor

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PARIS: The suspect in a knife attack in which four toddlers and two pensioners were wounded in the southeastern French town of Annecy on Thursday (Jun 8) has been placed in detention, the local prosecutor said

in the southeastern French town of Annecy on Thursday has been placed in detention, the local prosecutor said on Saturday.

The injured are no longer in critical condition, Annecy Prosecutor Line Bonnet-Mathis told a news conference, adding that the four children were still in hospital. The suspect has chosen not to speak while in police custody and when presented before judges, the prosecutor said.Drug and alcohol tests were negative."Presently it is premature to assess his motivations," Bonnet-Mathis said, reiterating that there was no indication yet that terrorism was the assailant's motivation.

 

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