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Sunday, May 27, 2012

18 year old kills two and leaves seven injured in Finland


A gunman opened fire from a rooftop in the central region of a city in Finland in the early hours of Saturday killing two people and left seven injured, police said. The 18 year old was wearing camouflage clothing and was arrested after the shooting in Hyvinkaa, 56 km from the capital Helsinki. The motive of the shooting remains unclear. Authorities said the suspect had no criminal record and acted alone. It is not known if the gunman knew his victim, a man and a woman, both 18. Among the wounded is a police officer in critical condition. According to local press, some of the victims, including one of the dead were members of a baseball team that won a game last Friday. According to Timo Leppala, head of regional police, the shooting was reported shortly before 2 am local time (GMT in 23h). After the arrest of the suspect was not licensed to carry a firearm, police also found two rifles

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