The event took place in a shopping center in the city of Kuopio

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01 October 2019In the city of Kuopio, Finland, a man armed with a sword killed one person and injured nine others inside Hermann's shopping center.

An eyewitness to the attack on Kuopio tells the Keskisuomalainen newspaper that the man was young and that he also blew up some small bombs.

Near the shopping center is Savo Vocational College, where the police confirmed that the attack took place.

Police in eastern Finland (the city is 400 km north of Helsinki) said on Twitter that the person killed was found on the school premises.

A suspect has already been arrested.

The police are still investigating the mall.