2 Dead and 8 Injured in Finland Stabbing Attack

2 Dead and 8 Injured in Finland Stabbing Attack
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Two people have been killed and eight injured in a mass stabbing in Finland on Friday, according to Sky News.

Police shot the suspect in the leg and arrested him, Fox News reported. The killer struck in the early afternoon, screaming “Allahu Akbar” as he rampaged through the streets, Daily Mail reported.

Several people were seen lying on the ground on the streets in the Finnish city of Turku, according to Finnish broadcaster YLE.

An armed police officer stands guard at the Turku Market Square in the Finnish city of Turku where several people were stabbed on August 18, 2017. (RONI LEHTI/AFP/Getty Images)
An armed police officer stands guard at the Turku Market Square in the Finnish city of Turku where several people were stabbed on August 18, 2017. RONI LEHTI/AFP/Getty Images