Wopke Hoekstra

French President Emmanuel Macron said he has heard " positive" news about The condition of child Victims of Thursday's knife attack in Annecy.

Mr Macron was visiting The Town where four children were attacked.

He Said a young British girl had " woken up" after surgery. A Dutch toddler is also reportedly recovering.

The Suspect - a Syrian man with refugee status in Sweden - Remains in custody and is due to undergo a psychiatric assessment.

The 31-year-old is thought to have been living homeless in Annecy and recently had an asylum claim rejected. No terrorist motive is suspected.

Four children in All - aged between 22 and 36 months - and two pensioners were wounded during The Assault .

In a speech in The Alpine town, Mr Macron said that attacking children was " The Most barbaric act".

He visited a local hospital, where he met A Man who was stabbed by The assailant during The Attack . He also met Henri, The so-called " backpack hero" who used his backpack to stop The attacker.

Mr Macron said The young British girl who was attacked and received surgery had " woken up".

" She is watching TV and [The Attack ] is just a Bad Memory already, " He Said , according to The AFP news agency.

" Doctors are optimistic, " The President said, adding that caution was still required.

Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said he was " relieved" to hear that The Dutch Girl who fell victim to The Attack " is out of danger".

The Playground where The Attack took place, by The Lake in Annecy, was full on Friday. But there was not a child in Sight - The glare of television cameras kept parents away.

Their place was taken by a crowd of journalists, as well as local people coming to leave tributes along The Playground wall: white flowers for The Innocence of The Victims - Messages that hint at The Outrage in France.

" Innocence attacked! " one read.

" We must not fear The Evil that sometimes resides in people, " said another.

Matic William, a 40-year-old shopkeeper from The area, said he often brought his three-year-old son to The Playground .

" It feels like we're in Another World , " he told The Bbc . " You can feel this very heavy atmosphere, this tension. "

Prosecutors are trying to Work Out The motive for The Attack .

They have said that The Suspect - a Syrian man with refugee status in Sweden - has no recorded history of psychiatric illness, but there are growing questions about his current mental state.

He is thought to have been living as a homeless person in Annecy since last autumn, after leaving his ex-wife and three year old son in Sweden .

France's Interior Minister says his claim for asylum in France was rejected a few days ago.

Source of news: bbc.com