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Sarah Harvey

Annecy: Syrian refugee in playground attack denied French asylum, says minister

A knifeman who stabbed a group of children in the French Alps – including a British girl – had been denied asylum in France just days before the attack, according to a minister.

The man, who French police said is a 31-year-old Syrian, attacked four children and two adults at a lakeside park in Annecy on Thursday.

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