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Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
3 pupils injured in Finnish school attack, say police
Police said a student has been apprehended. (EPA Images pic) HELSINKI : Three pupils were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday. A fellow student suspected of carrying out the assault has been apprehended, police said. The attacker used a bladed weapon, police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police said they were investigating written material believed to have been published by the suspect prior to the incident, but did not elaborate on the content. They did not state the age of the victims but said their parents had been informed. Pupils at the Vahajarvi school in Pirkkala, some 180km north of Helsinki, range from pre-school age to ninth grade, according to its website.
LBCI
20-05-2025
- LBCI
Three injured in Finnish school stabbing, suspect arrested: Police
Three students were stabbed at a primary school in Pirkkala in southwestern Finland on Tuesday, and the suspect, a student at the school, was arrested shortly afterwards, police said. The three wounded did not sustain life-threatening injuries, a police spokeswoman Nina Juurakko told AFP, adding that police "were investigating" media reports that the student had targeted girls in the attack. AFP
Russia Today
20-05-2025
- Russia Today
Three injured in misogynistic school knife rampage (DISTURBING VIDEO)
Three schoolgirls have been injured in a stabbing rampage at a school in the southern Finnish town of Pirkkala. The attack was allegedly carried out by a fellow student, who has been taken into custody. The incident unfolded early Tuesday, when the suspect, 16, dressed in black, randomly attacked female students in the hallway of the Vahajarvi school in Pirkkala, around 180km (110 miles) north of Helsinki, which has around 1,200 children ranging from preschool age to ninth grade. The suspect had a camera attached to his body and streamed his actions online, with disturbing footage of the chaotic attack making the rounds on social media. The suspect was taken into custody without incident outside the school within minutes of the attack, local police said in a statement. A bladed weapon was seized from the alleged attacker. Police said the victims' injuries were not considered life-threatening. One of the girls sustained a knife wound to her neck, another was stabbed in the waist, and the third in the hand. Law enforcement said they have been investigating a written manifesto supposedly published by the suspect ahead of the attack, but did not elaborate on the contents. Local media reports suggest that the manifesto described the suspect's intention to attack female students and stated that he had no friends and sought to gain fame through violence. The suspect also said he planned to surrender to police after the attack. The suspect was reportedly planning the attack for around six months and used ChatGPT in preparation, for reasons that are not immediately clear. A number of top officials have reacted to the attack. Education Minister Anders Adlercreutz took to X, saying: 'all violence in schools is unequivocally condemnable.'
Globe and Mail
20-05-2025
- Globe and Mail
Three students injured in attack at school in southern Finland; suspect apprehended
Police vehicles outside the Vahajarvi School, in Pirkkala, Finland, on May 20. Mika Kylmäniemi / APOLLO PHOTO/Reuters Three pupils were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a fellow student suspected of carrying out the assault has been apprehended, police said. The attacker used a bladed weapon, police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police said they were investigating written material believed to have been published by the suspect prior to the incident, but did not elaborate on the content. They did not state the age of the victims but said their parents had been informed. Pupils at the Vahajarvi school in Pirkkala, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) north of Helsinki, range from pre-school age to ninth grade, according to its website.
CTV News
20-05-2025
- CTV News
Three pupils injured in Finnish school attack, police say
Three pupils were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a fellow student suspected of carrying out the assault has been apprehended, police said. The attacker used a bladed weapon, police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Police said they were investigating written material believed to have been published by the suspect prior to the incident, but did not elaborate on the content. They did not state the age of the victims but said their parents had been informed. Pupils at the Vahajarvi school in Pirkkala, some 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Helsinki, range from pre-school age to ninth grade, according to its website. (Reporting by Essi Lehto, Anna Ringstrom and Elviira Luoma; Editing by Louise Rasmussen, Terje Solsvik, Alexandra Hudson)
