Several injured in Finland school shooting as police order people to stay indoors

Several people were injured in a shooting at a primary school in Finland early on Tuesday, Finnish police said in a statement.

The shooting took place at the Viertola school in Vantaa, a suburb to the capital Helsinki, which has around 800 students from first to ninth grade.

Police are urging members of the public to keep away from the scene and stay indoors and added that a suspect was later apprehended.

Authorities responded to an incident shortly after 9am local time.

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