Finnish police request two knife attack suspects be detained for murder
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Published: Aug 22, 2017, 04:58 IST | Updated: Aug 22, 2017, 04:58 IST
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Previously the?police?had accused only the main suspect, Abderrahman Mechkah, of killing?two people and wounding eight in the?knife?rampage on Friday, while the role of the four other men was unclear
Finnishpolicehaverequested thattwoof five Moroccans arrested over last week's deadlyknifeattackin Turku bedetainedformurderwith terrorist intent, a court said on Tuesday.
Previously thepolicehad accused only the main suspect, Abderrahman Mechkah, of killingtwo people and wounding eight in thekniferampage on Friday, while the role of the four other men was unclear.
The court declined to elaborate on thepolicerequest. All thesuspectswill appear in a court hearing due to start at 11 a.m. (0800 GMT).
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