Three injured in Finnish school attack, student suspect detained, police say


  • World
  • Tuesday, 20 May 2025

(This story has been refiled to spell out 'police say' at the end of the headline)

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Three people were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a student suspected of carrying out the attack has been apprehended, police said.

"According to current information, the injuries were caused by a bladed weapon," police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

A video published by local newspaper Aamulehti showed several police vehicles near a primary school building located in Pirkkala, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) north of the capital Helsinki.

(Reporting by Essi Lehto, Anna Ringstrom and Elviira Luoma; Editing by Louise Rasmussen and Terje Solsvik)

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