Finland names Turku knife attack suspect as Abderrahman Mechkah

A Finnish court has named the main suspect in a knife attack in the southwestern city of Turku that killed two people and wounded eight others.

Police shot and arrested 18-year-old Moroccan Abderrahman Mechkah after the incident on Friday afternoon, which authorities are treating as a terrorist attack.

Police have requested Mechkah, who is currently in hospital, be detained during preliminary investigations.