[Finland: Alleged terrorist incident, Turku, 18 August 2017]: Two dead, several injured in Turku knife attack / Finnish PM: ‘We are no longer an island’

Two people were killed and eight more injured in a knife attack on the 18 August 2017 in the Finnish city of Turku. Police shot and apprehended a suspect shortly after the attack began. Investigators initially said it was not clear whether or not the attack was terror-related.

On the 19 August 2017 the police said that the apprehended suspect, who was hospitalised, was an 18 year old Moroccan male, who had been in the asylum seeking process. Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed that the knife attack was being investigated as murder and attempted murder with a terrorist intent. Police believed the attacker targeted women. Four further Moroccan men were also detained.

YLE News, 21.08.17: Monday’s papers: Finland relives a nightmare, peels back the mask of terror, ponders a way forward https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/mondays_papers_finland_relives_a_nightmare_peels_back_the_mask_of_terror_ponders_a_way_forward/9787739

YLE News, 20.08.17: President Niinistö: "This weekend, terror came to Finland" https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/president_niinisto_this_weekend_terror_came_to_finland/9787139

Finland: Poliisi: Press Release, 20.08.17: New house searches in the criminal investigation to the Turku knife attacks http://www.poliisi.fi/about_the_police/press_releases/1/0/new_house_searches_in_the_criminal_investigation_to_the_turku_knife_attacks_62771

Finland: Government: Current Issues: Article, 19.08.17: Government convened to discuss the Turku incident http://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/10616/hallituksen-neuvottelu-turun-tapahtumien-johdosta

Finland: Poliisi: Press Release, 22.08.17: Varsinais-Suomi District Court detained four suspected of knife attacks in Turku http://www.poliisi.fi/about_the_police/press_releases/1/0/varsinais-suomi_district_court_detained_four_suspected_of_knife_attacks_in_turku_62857

Euro|Topics: Debates, August 2017: How should Finland react to Turku attack? / How Finns are reacting to the Turku attack http://www.eurotopics.net/en/184672/how-finns-are-reacting-to-the-turku-attack

Finland: Poliisi: Press Release, 21.08.17: The police demand pre-trial detention of all suspects of the Turku stabbing http://www.poliisi.fi/about_the_police/press_releases/1/0/the_police_demand_pre-trial_detention_of_all_suspects_of_the_turku_stabbing_62792

The Guardian, 19.08.17: Finland knife attacker 'targeted women' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/19/finland-police-believe-turku-knife-attack-was-terrorism

Deutsche Welle, 19.08.17: Finland police investigating stabbing spree as terrorism http://p.dw.com/p/2iUkI

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/17/2681: Statement by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker following the incident in Turku, Finland http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-2681_en.htm

ESO: Key source: Terrorism in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/terrorism-in-europe/

Finland: Government: Current Issues: Article, 18.08.17: Government condemns the acts of violence in Turku http://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/10616/hallitus-tuomitsee-turussa-tapahtuneet-vakivallanteot

BBC News, 19.08.17: Finland killings: Knifeman 'targeted women in Turku terror attack' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40985528

Politico, 19.08.17: Finland says fatal stabbings were a terrorist attack http://www.politico.eu/article/finland-says-fatal-stabbings-were-a-terrorist-attack/

Finland: Poliisi: Press Release, 19.08.17: Stabbings in Turku are investigated as murders with terrorist intent http://www.poliisi.fi/about_the_police/press_releases/1/0/stabbings_in_turku_are_investigated_as_murders_with_terrorist_intent_62742

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