Finland: Stabbing attack near Tampere shopping center leaves four injured; suspect says ‘attacked randomly’

Finland: The suspect arrested in connection with the Tampere stabbing attack that injured four, told police that he had no racist or political motive, and that he attacked people randomly.

“According to (our) current information, there is no reason to suspect that the act had a terrorist or racist motive,” AFP quoted the police as saying.

At least four people were injured on Thursday evening, July 3 (local time) in the stabbing attack near a crowded shopping center in the southern Finnish city of Tampere.

On Friday, the police said the suspect, who had been arrested is a 23-year-old Finnish man with a previous criminal history.

The injuries of the victims are serious, reported AFP.

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