French Backpacker Praised as Hero for Stopping Knife Attack
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A 24-year-old backpacker, dubbed the "backpack hero," is being hailed for chasing a man suspected of launching a knife rampage in Annecy, France, which left six people injured, including four toddlers. The suspect, a 31-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker, is in custody. Two young children are still in intensive care. The backpacker, identified only as Henri, swung his bag to fight off the perpetrator and said he acted as every Frenchman should. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife visited the victims and those who intervened in the attack. Henri is on a nine-month journey across France to visit the most beautiful cathedrals.
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