2023-06-09 17:47:59
He says he is filled with gratitude and pride. This Friday, the day after the Annecy knife attack, which left six injured, including four very young children, President Emmanuel Macron visited the rescue teams and citizens who intervened during and after the dramatic attack. By showing, with insistence, his gratitude towards them.
Welcoming the “remarkable professionalism and efficiency” speakers, the Head of State praised the “courage” shown by some “to intervene, without asking any questions” in the face of the attacker, Abdalmasih H, a 31-year-old Syrian refugee. These citizens, “in a news that sometimes makes us see the worst of the faces of humanity, tell us, oh how much, to have received an education, to carry values, and to know how to find in oneself the springs of what keeps us upright and the most beautiful values, makes it possible to make great gestures, ”continued Emmanuel Macron.
In addition to the emergency personnel, who took care of the victims, certain heroes came to light during the attack. As Henri, a 24-year-old pilgrim popularized by a video where we see him drive away the assailant, equipped with his simple backpack, as well as a mathematics teacher, mobilized at his side. Without forgetting two municipal agents, working on the spot, and who tried to attack the criminal using a shovel.
“Very hard, traumatic moments”
“As President of the Republic, I am very proud of you. Very proud of what has been done by compatriots, who were simply there, and very proud of the place and the role that everyone has taken, yours, and therefore ours. You have done your duty. But by each and every one of you doing your duty, you have done much more, ”continued Emmanuel Macron. “This face of France that you have offered is a France which saves, which intervenes, which challenges, which goes in search of the truth, which heals, which accompanies, with efficiency and humanity and it is the one in which we believe. »
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In addition to this praise, the president nevertheless stressed the need for these saviors of the day to preserve their mental health after witnessing “very hard, traumatic moments”. “You must also agree to long-term support, because these are other injuries. You have to know how to look at them to know how to treat them, accompany them, and that they do not reopen afterwards, ”warned the president.
The condition of those injured in the attack, including four children aged 22 to 36 months, began to improve on Friday, authorities said. For his part, the assailant, Abdalmasih H., did not give the reasons for his action. At this stage, his motivations seem “without apparent terrorist motive”, according to the Annecy prosecutor’s office.
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