The attacker
-France Bleu
Today in Annecy (French Alps), France, a man identified as a Syrian asylum-seeker went on a stabbing rampage in a park. He stabbed 5-6 children, mostly ages 2-3 years, before being tackled by police. The man reportedly was yelling, "In the name of Jesus Christ!" and claimed to be a Syrian Christian. Four of the victims are said to be in critical condition.
This man reportedly holds asylum status in Sweden but was rejected in France. More details are pending, and we will try to translate something today from French sources.
Whatever this man's religion and/or motive is, if this event doesn't bring a dramatic change to Europe's insane asylum policies, nothing will.
*Update: The below article from today's Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://www.lefigaro.fr/faits-divers/attaque-au-couteau-a-annecy-l-assaillant-avait-obtenu-le-statut-de-refugie-en-suede-20230608
Father of a child, married, refugee in Sweden....Who is Abdalmasih H., the Syrian arrested in Annecy?
By Guillaume Poingt
Posted 9 hours ago, updated 2 hours ago
The man born in October 1991 is suspected of having injured 6, 4 of whom are young children. He claims to "be a Christian from Syria". He was arrested by police a few minutes after the attack.
The man arrested after having injured 6 persons, of whom 4 are children, in a park in Annecy (Haute Savoie), Thursday June 8, is a Syrian age 31, who entered France legally.
The individual, named Abdalmasih H., had requested asylum at the Office of Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) on November 28, 2022 in a normal procedure, according to a source close to the investigation.
But he had already received refugee status in Sweden, where he had been living since 2013, prior to his request in France. According to our information, Abdalmasih H. had declared himself as a Christian from Syria in his asylum request file and had a Christian cross on him at the time of his arrest. The Syrian was also married to a Swede and had a three-year-old child with her, a source tells us.
Lived ten years in Sweden
According to the Swedish daily, Aftonbladet, he reportedly applied for Swedish nationality in 2017 and 2022. These requests were reportedly unsuccessful. He reportedly lived for ten years in the town of Trollhättan in the southwest of the country. According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sweden, the man reportedly had "an ordinary life", and reportedly even studied English and Swedish in order to integrate himself. However, he was convicted in 2022 for state financial aid fraud. Officially, Abdalmasih H. is still registered as a resident of the Scandinavian country with his 26-year-old wife.
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*Update: June 8, 5:40 PST: At this point, the number of injured is 6- 2 adults and 4 children. Among the children are a British child and a Dutch child. There are 4 countries in Europe directly impacted by this shocking event: France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK. Hopefully, this latest atrocity will finally shock these nations-and the rest of Europe- to bring a halt to their asylum policy.
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