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Finland Attack: At Least 2 Dead, Several Injured As Man Goes On Stabbing Spree, Suspect Held

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Aug, 2017 10:25 AM
    At least two people succumbed to injuries while several others were injured when a man went on a stabbing spree in the city of Turku, even as Finnish police shot and arrested the suspect. 
     
     
    The police have taken the man into custody after he was reportedly shot in the leg. Meanwhile, police have warned people to stay away from the scene. There have been no reports of any casualties as of yet. Police added that they’re  looking for other ‘possible suspects’ after stabbing spree.
     
     
    The incident was reported from the Puutori-Market Square area. Turku, where the incident took place, is situated in Finland’s southwest and located at least 140 km west of capital Helsinki. Finnish Police have also reinforced security and Helsinki Airport and train stations following the stabbing incident.
     
     
    Police made the announcement on Twitter, also warning people to leave and avoid central Turku. Earlier, police said they shot one man in the leg who was suspected of stabbing several people. Finnish broadcaster YLE says several people were seen lying on the ground in the central part of the city.
     
     
     
    Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man and five women, and that a woman with stroller was attacked by a man with a large knife.
     
     
    MTV3 television reported that police have raised security at Helsinki airport and at train stations. The stabbing spree comes with Europe on high alert a day after drivers slammed into pedestrians in twin attacks in Spain, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 100 others. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack.
     
     
    “The government is following the situation in Turku closely and a police operation is under way,” tweeted Prime Minister Juha Sippila ahead of a cabinet meeting. In 2012, Finland’s then-prime minister Jyrki Katainen escaped a knife attack in Turku while campaigning for municipal elections.
     
     
    The man who approached him carrying a knife was found to be psychologically disturbed and no charges were brought against him
     

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