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Finland: Three injured in knife attack at school – Perpetrator arrested

The three wounded do not have life-threatening injuries

Newsroom May 20 12:58

 

Three students were injured today in a knife attack at a school in Pirkala, in southwestern Finland, and the suspect, a student at the educational institution, was arrested, police said today.

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The three wounded did not sustain life-threatening injuries, police spokeswoman Nina Yurako told AFP, adding that police were investigating media reports that the student allegedly targeted girls during the attack.

Three students were stabbed at a primary school in Pirkkala in southwestern #Finland, and the suspect, a student at the school, was arrested shortly afterwards, police say.https://t.co/OodRinyIAa

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Video published by the Finnish newspaper Aamulehti shows police vehicles near a primary school building in Pirkala, which is located about 180 kilometers north of the capital Helsinki.

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