HELSINKI: Two people were killed and six were injured in a stabbing spree in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday (Aug 18), police said, after officers shot one suspect and warned several others could still be at large. She was crying hysterically, down on her knees, saying someone’s neck has been slashed open.”

The eight wounded were taken to hospital, police said. TURKU, Finland (Reuters) - A man with a knife killed two people and wounded eight others in a stabbing rampage in a market square in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said. “At this stage, there is only one suspect and we are investigating whether there are more people involved ... but it looks likely (he was alone),” Markus Laine from the National Bureau of Investigation said. Police have said it was likely the suspect acted alone, but added they were looking for “other possible perpetrators.”

Central Turku was swiftly cordoned off after the attack, which occurred just after 4:00 p.m. (1300 GMT), although the area was reopened several hours later.
At least two people are reportedly killed, and several others wounded in a stabbing in Turku, Finland. Police said they arrested one person after a shootout and had launched a manhunt for other possible attackers.