BREAKING NEWS: One person has died and others are injured after a man drive a car into a crowd in the Finnish capital Helsinki
- Four people were taken to hospital with others treated at the scene
- Police arrested a man in his 50s, who appeared to be intoxicated
- Authorities said there was no indication the incident is related to terrorism
One person has died with several more injured after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.
Police say they have arrested the driver, who is in his 50s and appeared to be intoxicated.
It is believed the vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the city and four people have been taken to hospital.
Police officers at the scene in Helsinki where a man drove a vehicle into a group of pedestrians
Police said one person has died and four people have been taken to hospital following the incident
Several others were treated at the scene which was briefly sealed off by the authorities.
Police superintendent Patrik Karlsson said that there are no indications the incident was terrorism.
Finland is ranked as the safest country in the world, according to the World Economic Forum.
But
recent news of terror-related activity caused the Finnish Security
Intelligence Service to raise its threat level last month.
In an effort to prevent vehicle-related attacks, the city has begun erecting concrete barriers.
A police officer examines the scene. A man in his 50s, who is thought to have been intoxicated at the time, has been arrested
BREAKING NEWS: One person has died and others are injured after a man drive a car into a crowd in the Finnish capital Helsinki
- Four people were taken to hospital with others treated at the scene
- Police arrested a man in his 50s, who appeared to be intoxicated
- Authorities said there was no indication the incident is related to terrorism
One person has died with several more injured after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in the Finnish capital of Helsinki.
Police say they have arrested the driver, who is in his 50s and appeared to be intoxicated.
It is believed the vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the city and four people have been taken to hospital.
Police officers at the scene in Helsinki where a man drove a vehicle into a group of pedestrians
Police said one person has died and four people have been taken to hospital following the incident
Several others were treated at the scene which was briefly sealed off by the authorities.
Police superintendent Patrik Karlsson said that there are no indications the incident was terrorism.
Finland is ranked as the safest country in the world, according to the World Economic Forum.
But
recent news of terror-related activity caused the Finnish Security
Intelligence Service to raise its threat level last month.
In an effort to prevent vehicle-related attacks, the city has begun erecting concrete barriers.
A police officer examines the scene. A man in his 50s, who is thought to have been intoxicated at the time, has been arrested
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