News story: pilgrim in France

Gobsmacked by the World · Jun 10, 2023

A pilgrim in France fights knife wielding man attacking children. To meet with Macron.

French 'backpack hero' says his faith gave him strength to fight knifeman

A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France's cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy.

www.reuters.com

mspath · Jun 10, 2023

Gobsmacked by the World said:
A pilgrim in France fights knife wielding man attacking children. To meet with Macron.

French 'backpack hero' says his faith gave him strength to fight knifeman

A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France's cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy.

www.reuters.com

This horrific event on Thursday in Annecy here in France has, of course, been widely covered by the press. Friday afternoon the pilgrim, Henri, did indeed meet President Macron.

France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children

A 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim in France is being hailed as a hero after he intervened in a savage knife attack on very young children. The man's father told The Associated Press that he believes his son prevented even worse bloodshed by grappling with the assailant. The man himself says he...

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henrythedog · Jun 10, 2023

mspath said:
This horrific event on Thursday in Annecy here in France has, of course, been widely covered by the press. Friday afternoon the pilgrim, Henri, did indeed meet President Macron.

France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children

A 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim in France is being hailed as a hero after he intervened in a savage knife attack on very young children. The man's father told The Associated Press that he believes his son prevented even worse bloodshed by grappling with the assailant. The man himself says he...

apnews.com

A terrible incident.

My admiration for Henri is greater still as he’s doing his best to be anonymous.

t2andreo · Jun 10, 2023

While not on the Camino de Santiago, per se, the heroic gentleman was still on a pilgrimage to various Cathedrals in France. Kudos to him for his faith and bravery. It could have turned out badly for him, and worse for the children and other innocents the man attacked.

WalkingInGers · Jun 10, 2023

I am flabbergasted at what happened in Annecy living in France since 2003. The town is usually a quiet town with little incidents of this nature.
My personal opinion is that if this government doesn’t wake up soon, France will see this type of incident happen on a regular basis.

ivar · Jun 10, 2023

Will close this thread since this is not really the place to discuss this topic.

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