Nine injured in knife attack in French Alps town

A village near Annecy in the French Alps
Eight children and one adult have been injured in a knife attack in Annecy in the French Alps. -EPA

Eight children and one adult have been injured in a knife attack in Annecy, a town located in the French Alps.

Gerald Darmanin of France's interior minister said police had detained the attacker.

"Several people including children have been injured by an individual armed with a knife in a square in Annecy," he tweeted.

BFMTV reported that Thursday's attack happened in a park and the assailant had been a Syrian asylum seeker.

A local politician, Antoine Armand, labelled the attack "abominable" in a tweet.

In Paris, MPs interrupted a debate to hold a moment of silence for the victims, BFMTV said.

with Reuters