A man suspected of having 'far-right sympathies' has carried out a stabbing attack in a shopping centre in Finland which left a 12-year-old child seriously wounded.
A man suspected of having "far-right sympathies" has carried out a stabbing attack in a shopping centre in Finland which left a 12-year-old child seriously wounded. Authirities said the suspect in their 30s - who will face two attempted murder charges - "has a background in extreme right activities".The suspect also targeted a second child in the attack, which took place late on Thursday.
The suspect was believed to have stabbed the child several times from behind before being stopped by a security guard.Authorities confirmed the 12-year-old child is now in a stable condition.Read more: Teenage neo-Nazi who planned attack on synagogue jailed for eight years Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has condemned the attack."I condemn Oulu's brutal attack on children," he said in a post on social media."Far-right violence is a real threat in Finland.
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