 "Rescue personnel cordon the place where several people were stabbed, at Turku Market Square, Finland Photo: Reuters")
The police in Turku, in western Finland, said that they had shot and apprehended a man on Friday after several people were stabbed and that they were clearing the city centre as they searched for more potential suspects.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and told YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, that they had seen a lifeless body on the ground.
The police have reinforced security at the airport and at train stations in Helsinki, about 100 miles to the east, in response to the attack, The Associated Press reported.
Wali Hashi, a journalist who witnessed the episode, said
Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and told YLE, the Finnish national broadcaster, that they had seen a lifeless body on the ground.
The police have reinforced security at the airport and at train stations in Helsinki, about 100 miles to the east, in response to the attack, The Associated Press reported.
Wali Hashi, a journalist who witnessed the episode, said
