Finnish court names knife attack suspect
Mourners bring memorial cards, candles and flowers to the Turku Market Square, in Turku, Finland August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters
The 18-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker suspected of killing two women and wounding eight people with a knife in Finland on Friday is called Abderrahman Mechkah, a court said on Monday.
The crimes are being treated as murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent, the court said an emailed statement.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Police have requested that Mechkah, who is currently in hospital, be detained during preliminary investigations.
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