the four children who were stabbed by a man while playing in a park in france, are now in a stable condition after undergoing surgery. it s known one of the victims is british but all are aged between just one and three. investigations are continuing in the city of annecy where a suspect, said to be a syrian with refugee status in sweden, is in police custody. lucy williamson has the latest. local officials have confirmed to us that all four children are now in a stable condition, although some are more seriously injured than others, and the elderly man who was also wounded in the attack yesterday is still believed to be critical. the focus really is now on trying to understand why this attack happened. prosecutors have, so far, not come up with a clear motive. they say they are not treating it as terrorism. they say the suspect was not known to intelligence services and doesn t have a history of psychiatric illness, although i think it is fair to say that
injured than others, and the elderly man who was also wounded in the attack yesterday is still believed to be critical. the focus really is now on trying to understand why this attack happened. prosecutors have, so far, not come up with a clear motive. they say they are not treating it as terrorism. they say the suspect was not known to intelligence services and doesn t have a history of psychiatric illness, although i think it is fair to say that questions are being raised about his mental state. he s thought to have been homeless. the interior minister has confirmed that an asylum application he made here in france was rejected just a few days ago. later today he is due to have a psychiatric assessment. in the meantime, the shock and anger is clear across france. president emmanuel macron has said he will be visiting annecy later today. lucy williamson, bbc news, annecy. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.