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Finland shooting: three women killed outside restaurant in Imatra | Finland shooting: three women killed outside restaurant in Imatra |
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Three women including a local politician and two journalists were shot dead with a rifle outside a restaurant in Finland at around midnight on Saturday night, police say. | |
A 23-year-old local man with a criminal record was detained at the scene in the small Finnish town of Imatra, the Southeastern Finland police department said. | A 23-year-old local man with a criminal record was detained at the scene in the small Finnish town of Imatra, the Southeastern Finland police department said. |
It said the motive for the killings remained unclear. | It said the motive for the killings remained unclear. |
“At the moment, it looks like the victims were chosen at random,” DI Saku Tielinen told a news conference. | “At the moment, it looks like the victims were chosen at random,” DI Saku Tielinen told a news conference. |
One of the victims, Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen, was chairwoman of Imatra city council while the other two women were journalists, the police said. | One of the victims, Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen, was chairwoman of Imatra city council while the other two women were journalists, the police said. |