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4 injured in Tampere stabbing, suspect in custody: Finnish police

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-07-03 22:39
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A police officer removes a cordon outside the Ratina shopping centre, as police have arrested one person in connection to a stabbing attack on several people near the shopping centre, in Tampere, Finland July 3, 2025. [Photo/Agencies]

HELSINKI -- Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping center in the southern Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday afternoon, police said, adding that no one was killed.

Police said in a statement that the incident was not believed to be linked to terrorism or racial motives based on current information.

A suspect has been taken into custody, the statement said. Finnish public broadcaster Yle, citing a witness, reported that the suspect is male.

The incident occurred near the Ratina shopping complex, which is located in the very center of Tampere and adjacent to a major bus terminal.

Authorities said the scene had been secured and the lockdown in the area has been lifted. Police were alerted at 4:23 pm local time, according to the statement.

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