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| Finland killings: Briton who helped victims says he is 'not a hero' | Finland killings: Briton who helped victims says he is 'not a hero' |
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| A British man who went to the aid of victims of a knife attack in Finland has told the BBC he is "not a hero". | A British man who went to the aid of victims of a knife attack in Finland has told the BBC he is "not a hero". |
| Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed two women to death in the city of Turku on Friday. | Hassan Zubier, a paramedic born in Kent who now lives in Sweden, said he did "what he was trained for" when a knifeman stabbed two women to death in the city of Turku on Friday. |
| Mr Zubier - who was injured during the attack - kicked the knifeman as he tried to save a woman's life. | |
| Police in Finland are treating the attack as a terrorist incident. | Police in Finland are treating the attack as a terrorist incident. |
| Mr Zubier, 45, who was born in Dartford, was on holiday in Turku when he was caught up in the attack. | Mr Zubier, 45, who was born in Dartford, was on holiday in Turku when he was caught up in the attack. |
| He said he saw a man stabbing a woman as she lay on the ground. | |
| "I saw the severe injuries she had," he told the BBC from his hospital bed, adding that he went over to try to stop the bleeding. | |
| "The man came back. He tried to stab me. I kicked him off. He ran away. He came back. | |
| "Then I felt someone like hitting me in the back. People screamed. I was trying to save her life." | |
| But the woman's injuries were so severe that she died in his arms. | But the woman's injuries were so severe that she died in his arms. |
| Mr Zubier said he was not a hero, but a "human being who cares for other human beings". | |
| "It may sound silly, but that's me. I would do it again, anytime, because the world is such a dark place and if we don't help each other, who's going to help us? | |
| "At the same time, a girl lost her life. I think it's so upsetting that I couldn't save her. This is the world we live in at this time." | |
| The knifeman, an 18-year-old Moroccan, was arrested after being shot by police. Four other Moroccans have been held. | |
| The two women stabbed to death were both Finnish while eight people were injured. | |
| Police say the knifeman appeared to choose women as targets, with six of the eight wounded being female. | Police say the knifeman appeared to choose women as targets, with six of the eight wounded being female. |
| Prime Minister Juha Sipila told a press conference that Finland had experienced a terror attack for the first time. | Prime Minister Juha Sipila told a press conference that Finland had experienced a terror attack for the first time. |
| Police said in a statement: "The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offences are now terrorist killings." | Police said in a statement: "The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offences are now terrorist killings." |
| The UK embassy in Finland said it had "been in touch with the British national and offered consular support". | The UK embassy in Finland said it had "been in touch with the British national and offered consular support". |