Finland names Moroccan suspect in stabbings that killed 2, wounded 8
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A court in Finland has named the suspect in a stabbing rampage that killed two and wounded eight as 18-year-old Moroccan Abderrahman Mechkah, who is being treated in hospital after police shot him in the leg to subdue him in the south-western city of Turku.
According to court documents released Monday, regional police have requested the detention of Mechkah, a Moroccan asylum-seeker, on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and terrorism crimes.
A person lights a candle in Turku Market Square, Finland, Sunday Aug. 20, 2017, as a memorial for the victims of Friday's stabbings in Turku. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)
The regional court in Turku also said that four other Moroccans "are suspected of participation in the murders and attempted murders committed with a terrorist intent."
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Police investigators said they are exploring possible links to last week's extremist attacks in Spain, where the main suspect at large is Moroccan, as were most of his known accomplices.