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The suspect held in last week’s Finland knife attack admits to killing two. (Reuters)
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Candles and flowers have been left at the makeshift memorial for the victims of Friday’s stabbings at the Turku Market Square. (AFP)
Main Suspect in Finland Stabbing to Appear in Court Tuesday
An 18-year-old Moroccan has been identified as the main attacker in the stabbing rampage in Finland last week. Asylum seeker Abderrahman Mechkah will appear in court on Tuesday over the knife attack in the western city of Turku that left two women dead and eight...Caption:
An armed police officer stands guard at the Turku Market Square in the Finnish city of Turku (RONI LEHTI, AFP, Getty Images)
Moroccan Student Asylum Seeker ‘Targeted Women’ in Finland Attack
Helsinki– A Moroccan asylum seeker was arrested for killing two women in a knife rampage in what is being investigated as Finland’s first terrorist attack, Finnish police said on Saturday. The suspect, 18 years old student, attacked eight people, six of which...Caption:
Rescue personnel have cordoned off the area at the Turku Market Square in the Finnish city of Turku where several people were stabbed on Aug. 18, 2017. (Roni Lehti/AFP/Getty Images)
Police: Finnish Stabbing Investigated as Terror Crime
Finnish police are investigating Friday’s wild knife attack that killed two and injured eight in the western city of Turk as a crime related to terrorism, they said on Saturday. “Due to information received during the night, the Turku stabbings are now...Caption:
United Nations ambassador Samantha Power and her husband Cass Sunstein arrive at the state dinner in honor of President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland at the White House in Washington on May 13, 2016. / AFP PHOTO