REUTERS/Denis BalibousePARIS, June 10 (Reuters) - The suspect in a knife attack in which four toddlers and two pensioners were wounded in the southeastern French town of Annecy on Thursday has been placed in detention, the local prosecutor said on Saturday.
The suspect, a Syrian refugee born in 1991, is under formal investigation for attempted murder and resisting arrest with a weapon, the prosecutor said.
The injured are no longer in critical condition, Annecy Prosecutor Line Bonnet-Mathis told a news conference, adding that the four children were still in hospital.
The suspect has chosen not to speak while in police custody and when presented before judges, the prosecutor said.
Witnesses told investigators that they heard the suspect call out for "his wife, his daughter" and shouted "Jesus Christ", the prosecutor added.
Persons:
Denis Balibouse PARIS, Mathis, Mohamed Merah, Bonnet, Christ, Dominique Vidalon, Cecile Mantovani, Hugh Lawson, Louise Heavens
Organizations:
REUTERS, Annecy Prosecutor, Thomson
Locations:
Annecy, French, France, Syrian, Toulouse, Savoie, Sweden, Turkey, Italy, Switzerland, Swedish