2023 Annecy stabbing

2023 Annecy stabbing
LocationAnnecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Date8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)
Attack type
Mass stabbing
Deaths0
Injured7 (including the perpetrator)
MotiveUnknown
AccusedAbdalmasih Hanoun

On 8 June 2023, a Syrian man injured two adults and four young children in Le Pâquier [fr] city park, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France, in a mass stabbing attack.[1][2] The suspected assailant was arrested by police minutes after the attack.

  1. ^ "Annecy: Syrian refugee in playground attack denied French asylum, says minister". Evening standard. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "France attack: What do we know about the Annecy knife attacker?". Sky News. Retrieved 8 June 2023.