The attacker, in his 30s, was arrested by the Finnish Police. The man attacked a group of three minors without warning with a knife in a busy shopping center, and stabbed one of the minors several times and also tried to stab another.
The Finnish Police have arrested a man linked to the extreme right after stabbing a 12-year-old boy of foreign origin in a shopping center in the city of Oulu (northwest Finland)reported this Friday the Finnish National Research Office (KRP).
The event took place on Thursday afternoon, when the aggressor, a Finnish citizen in his 30s, attacked a group of three minors without warning with a knife in a busy shopping center.
According to eyewitnesses, the attacker stabbed one of the minors in the back several times and also tried to stab another, who He managed to flee from the aggressor even though he tried to chase him through the shopping center.
The victim, of Finnish nationality, but of foreign origin, suffered serious injury and he was urgently transferred to a hospital, although according to the medical report his life is not in danger.
The attacker, who according to the KRP has criminal record and belongs to a far-right groupwas subdued by security guards near the shopping center when he tried to flee, until several police officers arrested him.
The quick intervention of the security guards, who treated the injured young man and chased away the aggressor, was crucial when it came to avoid a greater tragedyaccording to the police.
The investigation of the event passed this Friday from the Police to the KRP, since it is an alleged case of racist extremist violence. The attacker faces two counts of attempted murder, aggravated by possible racist motivations and the young age of the victims.
Source: Eitb
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