Two dead, six injured in Finland stabbing spree: police
An armed police officer stands guard at the Turku Market Square in the Finnish city of Turku where several people were stabbed on August 18, 2017. One person was killed and eight were injured in a stabbing spree in the Finnish city of Turku, a hospital director said, after police shot one suspect and warned several others could be at large. AFP PHOTO
Two people were killed and six were injured in a stabbing spree in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said, after officers shot one suspect and warned several others could be at large.
"There are eight victims in the stabbing. Two dead and six injured," Turku police tweeted.
Police shot one suspect in the legs and arrested him. Security forces wrote on Twitter that police were "looking for other possible perpetrators".
The police said they were hunting for one or more assailants, but could not immediately provide more information about the circumstances of the attack.
The stabbing happened at around 1245 GMT in the city's Elberfeld area.
Also on Friday afternoon, several people were stabbed in the street in the Finnish city of Turku, with police shooting one suspect and warning several others could be at large.
The stabbing in Germany also comes a day after 14 people were killed in twin terror attacks in Spain.
