Two Killed in Finland stabbing
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| People place candles and flowers to the site where one person was stabbed to death on the Market Square in Turku, Finland.- EPA |
(Vatican Radio) A suspected assailant has been shot in the
leg and detained after a stabbing incident in Turku, south-west Finland.Two of
the victims died, and six were injured in the attack.
Eight people were attacked by a knife-wielding man in Turku
on Friday afternoon just after 4 o'clock.Two of the victims died, one at the
scene and the other subsequently in hospital where six were being treated for
their injuries.
Police said they shot the man who attacked several people
and he has been taken into custody after being shot in the leg.
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation took over from
the Turku police department, and the security intelligence police are also
involved in the investigation.
Police said that the incident was not being investigated as
a terror attack, but that could change as new information comes to light.
The police are investigating whether the attacker acted
alone or whether he had any accomplices.
Interior Minister Paula Risikko speaking at a press
conference said they were close contact with immigration authorities and others
to find out more about the suspect, but his identity has not being released --
although he is desctibed 'foreign-looking'.
Overnight police raided a flat and made a number of arrests
in the Varisuo area, a suburb to the south east of Turku, with a large
immigrant population.
Finnish police raised their readiness across the country in
the wake of a stabbing incident in central Turku on Friday.
Airports and railway stations are a particular focus, and
armed response units may be seen on the streets.
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