2 dead, several people wounded in mass stabbing in Finland

(YLE)

TURKU, Finland – Police in Finland shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing eight people, killing two, in the western city of Turku.

Finnish broadcaster YLE says several people were seen lying on the ground in the central part of the city.

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Police say the man who's in custody is likely to have acted alone, but they are not ruling out the involvement of other people.

Authorities are looking for more potential suspects as they try to determine the suspect's identity and nationality.

Finland's interior minister says security is being stepped up across the country.

The country's president, Sauli Niinisto, visited Turku later Friday and condemned what he called a "shocking and cowardly act." He said officials are doing what they can "so that all Finns are able to feel safe."

Finland's top police chief Seppo Kolehmainen said it was too early to link the events in Turku to international terrorism, according to the YLE broadcaster.

Kolehmainen said it was "nothing is known about the motives ... or what precisely has happened in Turku."