Several people stabbed outside shopping centre in horror rush hour attack
A reported mass stabbing outside a shopping centre left blood "splattered on the ground" as an investigation is launched.
The horror incident occurred at the Ratina shopping centre in Tampere, Finland, at around 4.40pm local time on Thursday, July 3. Victims have since been given first aid, with one person arrested in connection.
Emergency services are still on scene, with Ratina Square cordoned off by police and the centre's doors facing the square closed. At 5.10pm, it was announced those who witnessed the incident would be moved to its second floor, the Mirror reports.
Local news outlet Ilta-Sanomat reported seeing a video and an image from the scene showing a lot of blood stains outside the building. It said: "Blood is splattered on the ground for several meters and in one place, there is a lot of it."
The person who took the video told the outlet: "No one should see something like that."
This is the second similar incident at Ratina shopping centre in the last year. In July 2024, one person was injured after being stabbed outside the building, which reportedly followed an argument between two people.
Last June, a man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after a knife attack in the Finnish city of Oulu left a 12-year-old boy with serious injuries.
The National Bureau of Investigation said at the time: "The stabbing rampage took place at a shopping centre in Oulu with authorities saying the man, in his 30s, had a background where he has been involved in far-right political activities.
'The criminal investigation is still at an early stage and the police do not know the exact motive for the act. They know, however, that the suspect has a background in extreme right activities."
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The country's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on social media: "I condemn Oulu's brutal attack on children. Far-right violence is a real threat in Finland.
"There is no room for extremism of any kind in this country. The government acts determinedly against extremism and violence."
Finance Minister Riikka Purra commented: 'In the middle of the day, in the middle of the shopping center, the stabbing of a young person. I hope the victim survives.'
She added in a separate post on X: 'Extremist movements, drugs, robberies, gangs - the problems are growing.
"The deterioration of security must be taken seriously, the punishments must be increased and the indifference in the face of all kinds of violence must be stopped.'
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