Father Arrested After Kidnapping Two Children in Northern France

The two boys were safely recovered hours after their father, who has a history of domestic violence, abducted them at knifepoint.

Two boys, aged 2 and 5, were abducted by their father on Monday in Fourmies, France, prompting a nationwide alert.
The father, who threatened the children's mother with a knife, fled the scene in a vehicle before abandoning the children during his escape.
Authorities issued an 'Alerte Enlèvement' at 7:30 PM, leading to the children's recovery and the father's arrest later that evening.
The father, who has 14 prior convictions, including three for violence, was recently released from prison and is now under investigation for multiple charges.
The children, found unharmed, have been reunited with their mother, who has been relocated to a secure, undisclosed location.