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Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police

Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police

India Blooms News Service | | 19 Aug 2017, 02:31 pm
Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Finnish police on Saturday said they have identified an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager as responsible for Friday's stabbing spree that left two people dead.

"The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offenses are now terrorist killings," media reports quoted the police as saying.

The suspect's "identity is known to the police. He is an 18-year-old Moroccan citizen," a statement said.

At least two people were killed as several were stabbed in south-western city of  Turku  on Friday. The attack left eight  others injured.
South-West Finland police r tweeted that  they shot the man who attacked several people.

The attacks on Thursday in Barcelona were also carried out by a Moroccan-born terror cell, which left 14 dead.

Police say both stabbing victims  in Turku were Finnish, among eight injured were two Swedes and one Italian.

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