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The Latest: Finnish police look for more stabbing suspects

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The Latest on stabbing in Finland (all times local) :
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – The Latest on stabbing in Finland (all times local) :
5: 35 p.m.
Police in Finland say they are looking for more potential suspects in the stabbing of several people in the western city of Turku.
Police made the announcement on Twitter, also warning people to leave and avoid central Turku. Earlier, police said they shot one man in the leg who was suspected of stabbing several people.
Finnish broadcaster YLE says several people were seen lying on the ground in the central part of the city.
Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man and five women, and that a woman with stroller was attacked by a man with a large knife.
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5: 10 p.m.
Police in Finland say they have shot a man in the leg after he was suspected of stabbing several people 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.
On Twitter, police urged people to avoid that part of Turku.
Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat says six people were injured, one man and five women, and that a woman with stroller was attacked by a man with a large knife.
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