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| Attack in Turku, Finland, Investigated as Terrorism | Attack in Turku, Finland, Investigated as Terrorism |
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| STOCKHOLM — A stabbing that killed two people and injured eight others in southwest Finland is being investigated as a terrorist attack, the national bureau of investigation said on Saturday. | STOCKHOLM — A stabbing that killed two people and injured eight others in southwest Finland is being investigated as a terrorist attack, the national bureau of investigation said on Saturday. |
| The suspect, who was shot after the attack in Turku and hospitalized with a leg wound, is an 18-year-old Moroccan, the bureau said. Four other suspects have been arrested, and an international search warrant has been issued for a sixth. | |
| Both victims were Finns, the bureau said, adding that the injured included an Italian, a Swede and a British citizen. | |
| The stabbing came a day after a van rampage in Barcelona, Spain, killed 13 people and injured many others from around the world; hours later, a separate attack in the Spanish coastal town of Cambrils killed one woman. The Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS and ISIL, has claimed responsibility for both attacks. | |
| The Finnish security service released a report in June saying that the Islamic State no longer saw Finland as neutral, and posed a threat to the country. The agency has identified about 350 people as persons of interest, an increase of 80 percent since 2012, the report said, and that number is expected to rise. | The Finnish security service released a report in June saying that the Islamic State no longer saw Finland as neutral, and posed a threat to the country. The agency has identified about 350 people as persons of interest, an increase of 80 percent since 2012, the report said, and that number is expected to rise. |
| The security service added that an increasing number of those people had “participated in armed combat, expressed their will to participate in armed compete or received terror training.” | The security service added that an increasing number of those people had “participated in armed combat, expressed their will to participate in armed compete or received terror training.” |
| Turku, the site of Friday’s attack, is a city of more than 180,000. The authorities said the assault began in a main square when a man stabbed a woman. He then ran to another square, where the police apprehended him and took the knife. | Turku, the site of Friday’s attack, is a city of more than 180,000. The authorities said the assault began in a main square when a man stabbed a woman. He then ran to another square, where the police apprehended him and took the knife. |
| Wali Hashi, a journalist who saw the episode, said in an interview that a group of people chased the knife-wielding man, who was screaming “God is great” in Arabic. The police declined to confirm whether the assailant had been yelling in Arabic. | Wali Hashi, a journalist who saw the episode, said in an interview that a group of people chased the knife-wielding man, who was screaming “God is great” in Arabic. The police declined to confirm whether the assailant had been yelling in Arabic. |
| The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, tweeted his condolences on Saturday, referring to “another cowardly terrorist attack on innocents.” | The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, tweeted his condolences on Saturday, referring to “another cowardly terrorist attack on innocents.” |
| Security was tightened at the airport and at train stations in the capital, Helsinki, about 100 miles to the east. The interior minister, Paula Risikko, said that the police had increased security and patrols across the country, and that border controls had been tightened. | Security was tightened at the airport and at train stations in the capital, Helsinki, about 100 miles to the east. The interior minister, Paula Risikko, said that the police had increased security and patrols across the country, and that border controls had been tightened. |