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| Man hurt helping Finland attack victims says he is not a hero | Man hurt helping Finland attack victims says he is not a hero |
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| A British man injured while helping victims of a suspected terror attack in Finland has said: “I am not a hero.” | A British man injured while helping victims of a suspected terror attack in Finland has said: “I am not a hero.” |
| Two Finnish women were killed and seven people, including Hassan Zubier, were wounded in the knife rampage in the city of Turku, 90 miles west of the capital, Helsinki. | Two Finnish women were killed and seven people, including Hassan Zubier, were wounded in the knife rampage in the city of Turku, 90 miles west of the capital, Helsinki. |
| Zubier, who is reportedly a Kent-born paramedic now living in Sweden, told Swedish newspaper Expressen he was stabbed as he tried to help others, including a woman who died in his arms. | |
| He told the BBC: “I am not a hero. I did what I was trained for. I did my best and more.” | He told the BBC: “I am not a hero. I did what I was trained for. I did my best and more.” |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “Our staff have offered support to a British man following an incident in Finland.” | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “Our staff have offered support to a British man following an incident in Finland.” |
| Four Finns, an Italian and a Swede were also injured in the attack, which Finland’s security intelligence service said was “a likely terror act”. | Four Finns, an Italian and a Swede were also injured in the attack, which Finland’s security intelligence service said was “a likely terror act”. |
| Police said the suspect, an 18-year-old Moroccan man, who was shot by officers and arrested, appeared to have targeted women. | Police said the suspect, an 18-year-old Moroccan man, who was shot by officers and arrested, appeared to have targeted women. |
| Four other Moroccans have been arrested. | Four other Moroccans have been arrested. |