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2017 Turku attack
terrorist stabbing attack in Turku, Finland, on 18 August 2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 18 August 2017, around 16:00 local time (UTC+3), several people were stabbed in central Turku, Finland. Alarm was first raised at 16:02 and by 16:05 the suspect had been captured. At least two people were killed in the attack.
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2017 Turku stabbings | |
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![]() Market Square, where the attack started | |
Location | Between Market Square and Puutori, central Turku, Finland[1][2] |
Date | 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) 16:02–16:05 EET |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
Weapons | Knife |
Deaths | 2 victims |
Injured | 8 victims, 1 attacker[3] |
Suspected perpetrators | 4 arrested, including suspected attacker[3] |
On 18 August 2017, at 16:02 local time, several people were stabbed at Central Market Square in central Turku, Finland.[1] The attacker, later described[4] by the police as a young male of foreign background, then stabbed several people on his way to Puutori, where he was shot in the leg by the police and arrested at 16:05.[1]
The Turku City Library and Hansa Emporium were evacuated, and the police initially advised people to avoid the city centre area.
The police increased security in Helsinki Airport and Helsinki Central railway station, along with other transport hubs across Finland.[5]
At 19:00 local time, the police held a press conference where they reported that they were not investigating the incident as a terrorist attack, but the possibility that it was a terrorist attack had not been ruled out.[6][7][8]
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