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Finland Observes Moment of Silence in Wake of Deadly Stabbing Attack in Turku

© REUTERS / LEHTIKUVA/Roni LehtiRescue personnel cordon the place where several people were stabbed, at Turku Market Square, Finland August 18, 2017
Rescue personnel cordon the place where several people were stabbed, at Turku Market Square, Finland August 18, 2017 - Sputnik International
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A minute of silence was held on Sunday morning in Finland to pay tribute to the victims of the deadly stabbing attack, which took place in the southwestern Finnish city of Turku earlier in the week.

STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) — On Friday, two people were killed and eight others were injured in a knife attack at Turku's market square. The key suspect, who was shot by the police during detention, was an 18-year-old citizen of Morocco. The suspect arrived in Turku last year and was trying to obtain asylum in Finland.

Finnish police patrol in front of the Central Railway Station, after stabbings in Turku, in Central Helsinki, Finland August 18, 2017 - Sputnik International
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The ceremony to commemorate the victims of the attack was aired by the Yle broadcaster.

On Saturday, Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the police had arrested five other people over possible links to the attack. According to police, the incident is being investigated as a terror attack.

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