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They were several thousand to gather, on the morning of Sunday June 11, in Annecy, after the knife attack which occurred three days earlier. A Sunday of meditation and silence, in contrast to the political tension.
The sweetness of a song, and the sobriety of a tribute. In meditation, the inhabitants joined forces in Annecy (Haute-Savoie), Sunday, June 11, to express their solidarity with the victims and their relatives. All thoughts turned to the four injured and still hospitalized children. “Enio, 2, Alba, 2, Ettie, 3, Peter, 22 months”listed François Astorg, the mayor of the city.
Flowers and testimonials
A tribute was also paid to those who intervened during the attack, such as Lilian Treypaz. Deeply scarred, the young pedal boat rental company tried to repel the assailant. “Right now, I feel like my brain is trying to protect me a bit, and I’m trying to get past it”, he confides. In the small square, the flowers and testimonies continue to pile up. And this Sunday, the children are gradually starting to have fun on the slides again.