Teh One Who Knocks
12-05-2016, 02:06 PM
Toby Meyjes for Metro.co.uk
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Three women have died after being shot in the head by a sniper in a seemingly random attack outside a restaurant in Finland.
The three victims, said to be a mayor and two journalists, were shot in a pedestrian area outside the restaurant in Imatra late last night.
The attack occurred moments before a police patrol car arrived at the scene, officials said yesterday.
Detective Inspector Saku Tielinen told a news conference today that it looked like the victims were ‘chosen at random’.
Tiina Wilen-Jappinen was chairwoman of Imatra City Council while the other two women were journalists, the police said.
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Tiina Wilen-Jappinen has been named as a victim of the shooting (Picture: Twitter)
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A 23-year-old local man has since been arrested and is being questioned by officers.
The women were shot multiple times in the head and torso with a rifle. There was no known motive.
Imatra is a small town about 140 miles east of Helsinki.
‘We decided to open a crisis centre after the shooting occurred right in the middle of the town near restaurants and nightclubs,” said Saara Raudasoja, a spokeswoman for the South Karelia Social and Health Care District.
‘There were people there when it happened. In such a small place, it’s quite a huge incident and many people were shocked.’
http://i.imgur.com/xmRAAQm.jpg
Three women have died after being shot in the head by a sniper in a seemingly random attack outside a restaurant in Finland.
The three victims, said to be a mayor and two journalists, were shot in a pedestrian area outside the restaurant in Imatra late last night.
The attack occurred moments before a police patrol car arrived at the scene, officials said yesterday.
Detective Inspector Saku Tielinen told a news conference today that it looked like the victims were ‘chosen at random’.
Tiina Wilen-Jappinen was chairwoman of Imatra City Council while the other two women were journalists, the police said.
http://i.imgur.com/0kmKu85.jpg
Tiina Wilen-Jappinen has been named as a victim of the shooting (Picture: Twitter)
http://i.imgur.com/hqb3sdj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZMIAlti.jpg
A 23-year-old local man has since been arrested and is being questioned by officers.
The women were shot multiple times in the head and torso with a rifle. There was no known motive.
Imatra is a small town about 140 miles east of Helsinki.
‘We decided to open a crisis centre after the shooting occurred right in the middle of the town near restaurants and nightclubs,” said Saara Raudasoja, a spokeswoman for the South Karelia Social and Health Care District.
‘There were people there when it happened. In such a small place, it’s quite a huge incident and many people were shocked.’