Children among injured in knife attack in French town of Annecy

A total of seven people including six children have been injured in a mass stabbing in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on June 8.

A man armed with a knife attacked a group of children aged around three years old at 9:45 am Paris time on June 8 at a park near the lake in the town, a security source who asked not to be named and a local official told AFP. 

At least three of the victims were in critical condition.

The alpine town in southeastern France has a population of around 130,000.

An Interior Ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak about the developing situation, said four children and two adults were wounded. The official cautioned that the number of wounded could evolve because the full details weren't yet clear. The official said he had no details about the gravity of the injuries.

In Paris, lawmakers interrupted a debate to hold a moment of silence for the victims, French television channel BFMTV reported.

An aide for France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said she is travelling to the scene of the stabbing attack.