Police in Finland have shot a man who reportedly stabbed several people in the city of Turku.
Witnesses reporting hearing multiple gunshots and seeing at least one person lying lifeless on the ground at the city centre's Puutori market square.
The suspected attacker was arrested after being shot in the leg, police said.
At least two people more people have been injured, according to Finland's national broadcaster Yle.
A reporter at the scene said a body on the ground had been covered.
South-West Finland police tweeted at 4.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT): "Several people stabbed in central Turku. People are requested to avoid the city centre."
They added the suspected attacker had been shot in the leg and taken into custody.
There was no immediate details on casualties.
Witnesses took to social media to tell people to avoid the area.
Jesse Brown said: "I saw the police shoot a man. There was some talk about a knife attack. People were running."
Witnesses reporting hearing multiple gunshots and seeing at least one person lying lifeless on the ground at the city centre's Puutori market square.
The suspected attacker was arrested after being shot in the leg, police said.
At least two people more people have been injured, according to Finland's national broadcaster Yle.
A reporter at the scene said a body on the ground had been covered.
South-West Finland police tweeted at 4.40pm local time (1.40pm GMT): "Several people stabbed in central Turku. People are requested to avoid the city centre."
They added the suspected attacker had been shot in the leg and taken into custody.
There was no immediate details on casualties.
Witnesses took to social media to tell people to avoid the area.
Jesse Brown said: "I saw the police shoot a man. There was some talk about a knife attack. People were running."
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