�*them are in a critical two of them are in a critical condition in hospital. an elderly man who was also stabbed as the attacker tried to flee the scene, is also in a critical condition too. you can see their armed police officers on the left—hand side of the screen reacting to that incident. the interior minister has praised officers for their quick intervention. the individual who attacked these children and the elderly man was shot in the legs very shortly after the attack happened. earlierwe very shortly after the attack happened. earlier we heard about the aftermath of that incidence and the helicopter landing on the park. i want to bring back in naomi was our correspondencejoining us from correspondence joining us from the newsroom. naomi, you mentioned emmanuel macron�*s response. we are seeing a very swift response from the authorities. we are awaiting a press conference which is scheduled to take place soon. just tell us more about what people have been saying. more about what people have been sa inc. . , , more about what people have been sa in. , ., saying. there has been reaction across france. _ saying. there has been reaction across france. everywhere - saying. there has been reactionj across france. everywhere from saying. there has been reaction - across france. everywhere from the

locals in the town that have been speaking with, who are of course horrified that this could happen on a sunny morning there in a tranquil park by the lake. all the way through to the journalist community thatis through to the journalist community that is also shocked by the stabbing, all the way up to the highest echelons of the french government. as i mentioned, president macron was tweeting there. we have more comments on twitter, tweeting about this horrible attack. this is striking a chord across the nation. france is perhaps not a stranger to stabbing attacks, especially since the 2015 terrorist attacks, although we should stress that we don't know what the motive was in this particular attack. every time it is a shock and every time it is distressing and the details are disturbing, but especially today. many people are reacting on social media, saying that these were

children, these were children as young as three years old. particularly distressing is the nation process is what is going on. just reminders what we know about the attacker. some details have come through. what have we been hearing? we have been hearing that the attacker was of syrian origin. initially there were reports that he was an asylum seeker, then there contradictory reports saying he had asylum status in another european nation. those details are still coming in and of course we don't know the motive yet. the attacker has been arrested. we don't know his condition. we don't know if he was injured although he was shot in the legs by the police. we don't know to what extent he was injured and we will have to wait to see as the investigation progresses what the motivation was.— motivation was. naomi, following events from _ motivation was. naomi, following events from the _ motivation was. naomi, following events from the newsroom. - motivation was. naomi, following| events from the newsroom. thank motivation was. naomi, following - events from the newsroom. thank you so much. a short while ago on bbc news i spoke to the former

journalist eleanor vincent. she is in the town of annecy and witness the aftermath. i in the town of annecy and witness the aftermath.— the aftermath. i was approaching that end of _ the aftermath. i was approaching that end of the _ the aftermath. i was approaching that end of the lake. _ the aftermath. i was approaching that end of the lake. i _ the aftermath. i was approaching that end of the lake. i saw - the aftermath. i was approaching that end of the lake. i saw and i that end of the lake. i saw and heard multiple police sirens and a helicopter about to land. i knew immediately that there was some very dire emergency situation happening. i stopped where i was at the corner of the park, near the lake, and started photographing. i observed channel 26 french tv person with their cameramen. the police were trying to keep bicyclists and people from approaching the scene. the scene was fairly far away from where i was standing. you could see it, but it was closer to the lake where the stabbing occurred in one of the public park areas. we the stabbing occurred in one of the public park areas.— public park areas. we are showing our viewers _ public park areas. we are showing our viewers those _ public park areas. we are showing our viewers those images - public park areas. we are showing our viewers those images you - our viewers those images you describe of the cyclist, of the police trying to sort out the scene. we are hearing that the attacker,

and these phone images of him, show and these phone images of him, show a bearded man in knee—length shorts and a top and a bandanna and sunglasses. we were able to see the individual involved during that moment of arrest? ida. individual involved during that moment of arrest?— individual involved during that moment of arrest? no, i was not. i was farther— moment of arrest? no, i was not. i was farther back _ moment of arrest? no, i was not. i was farther back from _ moment of arrest? no, i was not. i was farther back from that - moment of arrest? no, i was not. i was farther back from that area - moment of arrest? no, i was not. i | was farther back from that area and the police had already cordoned off the police had already cordoned off the passage, the bike lane, which leads up to that area. police were fast on the scene and they were blocking access to the area. it is an active crime scene, so no, i did not see that. an active crime scene, so no, i did not see that-— an active crime scene, so no, i did not see that. talked was about the im act. not see that. talked was about the impact. obviously _ not see that. talked was about the impact. obviously this _ not see that. talked was about the impact. obviously this is _ not see that. talked was about the impact. obviously this is hugely i impact. obviously this is hugely shocking, hugely tragic, a very grave incident. what moments act like after that? we are seeing images of people running away. what were the moments after like? it was a moment of — were the moments after like? it was a moment of shock. _ were the moments after like? it was a moment of shock. it _ were the moments after like? it was a moment of shock. it was _ were the moments after like? it was a moment of shock. it was a - were the moments after like? it was| a moment of shock. it was a moment of horror. people here are on vacation. ifound out because i was getting messages from the bbc on my

live feed. because i'm on vacation here in france, and because i am not a fluent french speaker, i stay tuned to the bbc. i got the alert on my phone. i knew something horrible had happened. people around me were just stunned, they were just standing there. it was a beautiful, beautiful summer day. people were going about their business, or on their holiday, as i was. it is just shocking. i have no other way of describing it and, of course, is the time went on, it became a bit more intense with more sirens, more police, police running up with machine guns, in riot gear. it was very intense. i was obviously very shocked and recording the scene as much as i could. i am a former journalist, so when something happens, i take pictures. journalist, so when something happens, itake pictures. i record. that is what i did.—

that is what i did. understandably we can hear— that is what i did. understandably we can hear the _ that is what i did. understandably we can hear the impact _ that is what i did. understandably we can hear the impact and - that is what i did. understandably i we can hear the impact and emotion in your voice. how are you feeling after witnessing this, and having the few hours to process what has gone on? the few hours to process what has one on? ., , , ., ., ., gone on? honestly, i am having a difficult time. _ gone on? honestly, i am having a difficult time. i— gone on? honestly, i am having a difficult time. i lost _ gone on? honestly, i am having a difficult time. i lost my _ difficult time. i lost my 19—year—old daughter in a horse riding accident. it is now 30 years ago, but nonetheless, whenever i hear sirens, whenever i see a helicopter descending, i know first—hand what those people are going through. the people who are victims of this attack. it is a horror beyond belief, and it changes everything in an instant. so for me, this is re—triggering the trauma of my daughter's accident and her death. i cannot describe what it is like to lose a child. it is beyond belief, and for these young, young children, innocent children, to be murdered, or gravely injured in a

beautiful summer day, murdered, or gravely injured in a beautifulsummer day, is murdered, or gravely injured in a beautiful summer day, is just... murdered, or gravely injured in a beautiful summer day, isjust... it beautiful summer day, is just... it is beautiful summer day, isjust... it is very shocking. so much so that the prime minister of france, is my understanding, is on her way here. this does not happen. in a beautiful tourist area like annecy. it is terribly traumatic. understandably so, and terribly traumatic. understandably so. and we — terribly traumatic. understandably so. and we very — terribly traumatic. understandably so, and we very much _ terribly traumatic. understandably so, and we very much appreciate i terribly traumatic. understandably i so, and we very much appreciate you sharing your time and your experience with us on the bbc. we do appreciate you giving your time to us. ., ~' appreciate you giving your time to us. ., ~ , ., appreciate you giving your time to us. . ~' i” ., appreciate you giving your time to us. . ~ i. ., ., appreciate you giving your time to us. thank you for having me. i hope more information _ us. thank you for having me. i hope more information becomes - us. thank you for having me. i hope| more information becomes available and we get to the bottom of exactly what happened here. it is still in the early hours and obviously the police have a lot of investigating to do to find out exactly what took place. to do to find out exactly what took lace. ., to do to find out exactly what took lace, ., ., , to do to find out exactly what took lace. ., .,, ., ., . place. that was eleanor vincent s-ueakin place. that was eleanor vincent speaking to _ place. that was eleanor vincent speaking to me _ place. that was eleanor vincent speaking to me a _ place. that was eleanor vincent speaking to me a short - place. that was eleanor vincent speaking to me a short while i place. that was eleanor vincent i speaking to me a short while ago. you are watching bbc news, walking you through the events as we know them that are taking place in france. i want to show you these pictures. they have just come to us

here at the newsroom. these are reportedly showing the attacker. we can see in this image here a man with a beard and knee—length shorts. you can see sunglasses and a bandanna. he appears to be being pursued by a gentleman there. we will try to get you more of those pictures as we can. we have also been showing pictures of the scene, that lakeside park being taped off by the police, officers with machine guns, responding to that scene. we had from eleanor vincent earlier that the helicopters landed in the park to go and treat those young children who were stabbed. let's cross back life to the newsroom and our correspondent, naomi. we have been reporting that these were young children who were affected. what we know about their current condition? children as young as three, as you have been reporting. the latest we have been reporting. the latest we have heard is that two of those children, at least two of them, are

in critical condition, and a third aduu in critical condition, and a third adult is believed to be in critical condition, which is thought to be the elderly man who was attacked with a knife is the attacker was trying to flee. we don't have an update on the condition of the other children will stop it is believed about seven people in total were injured in this attack. we will be getting more details shortly, we believe, from the french prime minister. she is on her way to annecy, which gives you a sense of the scale of this attack. this is a very high profile official from the french government, who is heading to this alpine town. we will be providing more details on the investigation, and the condition of the victims, shortly.— investigation, and the condition of the victims, shortly. naomi, we were 'ust the victims, shortly. naomi, we were just showing — the victims, shortly. naomi, we were just showing our _ the victims, shortly. naomi, we were just showing our viewers _ the victims, shortly. naomi, we were just showing our viewers the - the victims, shortly. naomi, we were just showing our viewers the live - just showing our viewers the live pictures there of the police response. we broadcast some of the issues of the person we think is responsible for this attack. as yet we know very little. what details do

we know very little. what details do we knew? indie we know very little. what details do we knew? ~ ., �* ., ., we know very little. what details do we knew? ., �* ., ., ., , we knew? we don't have that many details about _ we knew? we don't have that many details about the _ we knew? we don't have that many details about the attacker. - we knew? we don't have that many details about the attacker. aside i details about the attacker. aside from sources telling us that he is a syrian national. we believe, at this stage, that he does have asylum status, although that was contested earlier. the details are still coming in. we know he was arrested and we know he was shot in the leg by police. we don't know his condition at this stage. the police will be wanting to talk to him to figure out what the motive was in this attack, which is still unclear. naomi following developments in the newsroom. let's return it to these live images. the situation there which we are following closely on bbc news and the website. there is a live page there and we will bring you the latest responses from the authorities as we get them. for the moment, thank you so much for

watching. hello again. as we head into the weekend, it's going to turn much more humid by day and by night. by day and by night and the temperatures will also go up. today what we've got, though, is low pressure to the south of us. high pressure still dominating the weather. so we're remaining fairly static. the weather we had in the last few days is more or less what we'll see today. the cloud continuing to retreat back towards the east coast. a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine. but by the end of the afternoon, a few showers getting in to the isles of scilly. now, the black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts. it's going to be a breezy day wherever you are. but the strongest winds will be across the south west of england. and it's also here, as well as central southern england, and parts of wales, will have the highest temperatures, where we'll have the highest temperatures, potentially up to 25 degrees, but feeling cooler under the cloud and the breeze across the east coast. but uv levels, wherever

you are today, are moderate or high. something to bear in mind if you're spending time outside. now through this evening and overnight, the cloud comes back in from the north sea. it pushes westwards. there'll be some clear skies in the west and the south, but you can see the showers pushing in across the south west of england and the channel islands, and they could well turn a wee bit more thundery by the time we get to the morning. 0vernight lows between six and 11 degrees, but under clear skies in the north and the west, we could see temperatures fall to three or four. but tomorrow, if anything, the cloud should melt away more rapidly than today. it won't linger as much across parts of the east coast. we'll see more brightness here and we'll see some more thunderstorms across the south west and the channel islands. but we could see temperatures getting up to 27 degrees, for example, in central southern england. now, friday and into the weekend, the low pressure continues to throw this weather front across the uk. this is what's going to bring some heavy, thundery showers our way. not all of us, of course, will see one. there will be gusty winds around them and potentially some hail and they could lead to localised flooding, though, falling on hard, dry ground. and you can see how they're pushing northwards and eastwards. ahead of them, though,

a lot of dry weather and a brighter day along the north sea coastline and a warmer one as well. we could hit 30 degrees locally somewhere in the southeast and rising levels of humidity. that continues through the night and into sunday. the thundery risk will be across eastern areas, but then it diminishes as we go through the rest of the week.

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