Former Liverpool player Anthony Le Tallec has given a harrowing account of the Annecy playground attack today as he was caught up in the brutal incident that saw four children knifed.
Witnessing the rampage earlier, Le Tallec, 38, told how he had to scream at police to shoot the knifeman as he watched an elderly man get stabbed before officers opened fire.
The former journeyman footballer filmed the horrific scenes as a Syrian refugee ran riot stabbing children in the French Alps. He later gave his account over Instagram.
Le Tallec, who also played for local side FC Annecy, said he realised something was wrong when was jogging around the pristine waters of Lake Annecy in the foothills of the Alps and a wave of panicked bystanders rushed past in the opposite direction.