Finland police shoot man after multiple stabbings in city of Turku
Finland police shoot man after multiple stabbings in city of Turku
Several people were stabbed in the southwestern Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said after shooting and arresting a suspect.
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Several people were stabbed in the southwestern Finnish city of Turku [AFP]
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".
Public television station Yle reported that central Turku was on lockdown, with witnesses saying they had seen bodies lying on the ground in a busy area of the town. Businesses were shut.
"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.
MTV3 television reported that police have raised security at Helsinki airport and at train stations.
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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