Suspect in playground attack denied French asylum, minister says

Roses lay at the playground after a knife attack in Annecy, French Alps Picture: Laurent Cipriani/AP 

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.