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French media have praised a young "hero with a backpack" for his attempts to thwart a knife attack in Annecy which left four children seriously injured. Henri, a 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim who is on a nine-month walking tour of France’s cathedrals, was filmed chasing the suspect and swinging his bag at him. President Emmanuel Macron, who travelled to meet the victims of the stabbings and salute the work of first responders, told Henri that his actions were a "source of hope". As the phrase #MerciHenri started to trend online, Henri posted on Instagram to say: "Pray for the children, I am doing fine." He said he was not the only civilian who put themselves in harm's way. "Many other people intervened in whatever way they could. I saw a park employee try to hit the attacker with his big plastic spade."
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