The main suspect of the Turku stabbings had been influenced by religious radicalism and wanted to join the Islamic State (IS), reported Finnish national broadcaster Yle on Wednesday.
The suspect, known to Finnish authorities as Abderrahman Mechkah, arrived in Finland in December 2016 to apply for asylum. Before the horrible attack, he had lived in the Pansio reception center inRead more
The 18-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker suspected of killing two women and wounding eight people with a knife in Finland on Friday is called Abderrahman Mechkah, a court said on Monday.
The crimes are being treated as murder and attempted murder with terrorist intent, the court said an emailed statement. Police have requested that Mechkah, who is currently in hospital, beRead more