The alleged Annecy attacker is due to undergo a psychiatric examination on Friday. According to media reports, he is said to have suffered a severe hysterical attack in police custody.
The four injured children, aged 22 months to 3 years, had been taken to clinics in Geneva and Grenoble. Two of them were a pair of French siblings, the others were on a holiday trip and are from the UK and the Netherlands. In view of announced rallies under right-wing auspices, the prefect issued a ban on demonstrations in Annecy.