British man injured in Finland terror attack, which left two dead

A British man was injured in the Finland terror attack, which left two dead and multiple people injured following a knife attack.

Police shot the 18-year-old attacker in the leg and arrested him after he stabbed a number of people in the city of Turku, 90 miles west of the capital, Helsinki, on Friday.

Two Finnish citizens were killed in the attack and a British man, two Swedes and an Italian were injured.

The British Embassy in Helsinki said: "We have been in touch with the British National and offered consular support."

The British man sustained minor injuries, he was taken to hospital for treatment and later released.

Finnish police say the suspect, from Morocco, entered the country last year and was going through the asylum process.

"The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offenses are now terrorist killings," police said in a statement.

The suspect's "identity is known to the police. He is an 18-year-old Moroccan citizen," it said.

The attacks on Thursday in Barcelona were also carried out by a Moroccan-born terror cell, which left 14 dead.