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The suspect held in last week’s Finland knife attack admits to killing two. (Reuters)

Suspect in Finland Stabbing Attack Admits to Killing 2

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 22, 2017 | World

The Moroccan suspect held for last week’s stabbing rampage in Finland admitted on Tuesday the killing of two people and wounding eight. Abderrahman Mechkah, an 18-year-old asylum seeker, confessed to carrying out Friday’s attack in the city of Turku but denied...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 21, 2017 | World

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...

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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

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 19, 2017 | World

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...