Messer attack in Annecy: mentally ill or terrorist in Christian clothing?

Messer attack in Annecy: mentally ill or terrorist in Christian clothing?

Annecy, Frankreich - The knife attacker from Annecy, Abdalmasih Hanoun, committed a cruel attack in June 2023, in which he injured six people in the Le Pâquier city park, including four toddlers. The incident occurred on June 8, when Hanoun, a 31-year-old Syrian refugee, appeared on a playground with a 10 cm long knife and in black clothes and called "in the name of Jesus Christ". Despite these incidents, the police excluded terrorist Motivation and classified the man as mentally ill. According to Henri d’Anselme, who pushed the attacker back, it was not a persecuted Christian, as originally reported by many media, but a former fighter of the Assad Army who later had a connection to IS before he fled to Europe. , reported Exxpress.

The background of the attack throw a dark light on refugee policy in Europe. Hanoun, who came to Sweden via Turkey, fled with his wife in 2011, while in 2023 he was unable to find protection in France after several rejected asylum applications in Sweden. According to reports, a rejection of his naturalization in Sweden was the trigger for his deep depression, which finally led him to France, where he lived as a homeless man. Despite his severe psychological problems, Hanoun was not known as criminal and had no psychiatric report. The case shows that the passivity of the authorities with regard to his asylum status may have followed catastrophic consequences, since it finally led to the most brutal knife attack of the year, in which a three -year -old British child was also among the victims. target = "_ blank">, so wikipedia.

The attack attracted nationwide attention and led to a political debate about security in public spaces and the admission of refugees. While Hanoun was immediately arrested, it remains unclear how his case will be treated in the future. It is currently in a psychiatric institution and the responsible authorities are planning to ask him again in order to clarify the exact circumstances of his behavior and the motives behind the dangerous incident.