Children injured in French alpine town knife attack

BBC Summary

Several people, including young children, have been injured in a knife attack in Annecy, south-eastern France, the country's interior ministry says.

The attack was carried out by an individual in a square, the ministry adds.

French media report that the injured children are around the age of three, and three of them are in a critical condition.

There are also French reports that the suspect - who has been arrested - is thought to be a Syrian asylum seeker.

French prime minister Élisabeth Borne is on her way to Annecy, according to reports.