Several wounded in Finland stabbing; suspect shot in the leg

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Several wounded in Finland stabbing; suspect shot in the leg

On Twitter, police urged people to avoid that part of Turku.

By AP

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Published: Fri 18 Aug 2017, 6:14 PM

Last updated: Fri 18 Aug 2017, 9:11 PM

Police in Finland say they have shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing several people in the western city of Turku.
Finnish broadcaster YLE says several people were seen lying on the ground in the central part of the city. 
On Twitter, police urged people to avoid that part of Turku.
Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man and five women, and that a woman with stroller was attacked by a man with a large knife.
 


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