Summary

  • French President Emmanuel Macron says he's heard "positive" news about the condition of child victims of yesterday's knife attack in Annecy

  • Speaking on a visit to the Alpine town, he said a young British girl had "woken up" after surgery - though he said caution was still needed

  • Separately, a minister in the Netherlands has said that a Dutch toddler who was also caught up in the attacks is now "out of danger"

  • Earlier, the French prime minister said all four children who were injured had been operated on

  • Two adults were also injured in the attack in a park

  • The attacker - a 31-year-old Syrian man - remains in custody and underwent psychiatric testing earlier; no terrorist motive is suspected

Live Reporting

Edited by Alexandra Fouché

  1. Two children still in 'life-threatening emergency'

    Government spokesman Olivier Véran says two children are still in a state of "life-threatening emergency".

    He told French radio: "According to the latest news I have - which are not stabilsed news, so be careful - there are still two children in a very urgent situation, with interventions carried out.

    "As far as I know, there are still two children considered to be in absolute emergency, in life-threatening emergency," he said.

    Yesterday, officials told the BBC that four children were in a stable condition.

  2. Hello and welcome

    People lay flowers and tributes for the victims of the attack in a park in Annecy, FrancePA Media

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage a day after a knifeman attacked four young children in a park in Annecy in France’s south-east.

    Two of the children remain in a “life-threatening” condition, a French government spokesman told French radio this morning. The four children - aged between one and three years old - had previously been said to be in a stable condition by Annecy's mayor.

    A three-year-old British child is among the injured. Another is Dutch. Two adults were also injured during the attack.

    The suspected knife attacker is a 31-year-old Syrian, who had refugee status in Sweden, police have confirmed.

    French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit the victims of the attack today.

    Stay with us as we bring you live updates.