Catholic pilgrim who took on French park attacker hailed a hero

A pilgrim has credited his Catholic religion with giving him the braveness to tackle a knifeman who attacked youngsters in a French park on Thursday. 

The 24-year-old, named solely as Henri, chased after the attacker and used his backpack to dam him.

Henri was visiting the park in Annecy whereas on pilgrimage round cathedrals when the assault unfolded on Thursday morning, leaving 4 youngsters, together with a British lady, badly injured.

Talking to CNEWS, Henri instructed it was God’s will that he was within the park on the time of the assault.

“All I do know is that I used to be not there by probability. On my journey to the cathedrals I crossed paths with this man and I’ve acted instinctively. It was unthinkable to do nothing,” he stated. 

He has been hailed a hero and has since met French President Emmanuel Macron. 

The suspect within the assault is a 31-year-old Syrian who had refugee standing in Sweden. Media studies say that he claimed to be a Christian and was seen clutching a crucifix necklace through the assault. 

Asked what he thought of studies of the attacker being a Christian, Henri stated, “It is profoundly unchristian to assault the susceptible.

“The whole Christian civilisation on which our nation is constructed is a knightly message to defend widows and orphans. I believe that, quite the opposite, one thing very dangerous inhabited him.”