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Suspect In Finland Stabbing Rampage Identified As 18-Year-Old Moroccan

Police in Finland say the man suspected of killing two people and injuring six others in the city of Turku Friday is an 18-year old Moroccan citizen who was previously known to authorities.
Candles and flowers left at the makeshift memorial for the victims of Friday's stabbings at the Turku Market Square, Finland.

Police in Finland say the man suspected of going on a stabbing rampage in the city of Turku, killing two people and injuring six others, is an 18-year old Moroccan citizen who was previously known to authorities.

Finland recently rejected his application for.

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