2017 Turku attack

terrorist stabbing attack in Turku, Finland, on 18 August 2017
Event stabbing_attack Q37150759
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2017 Turku attack

Summary

2017 Turku attack is a stabbing attack[1]. It draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (stabbing_attack category, ranking #12 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2017 Turku attack is in the country of Finland[3].
  • 2017 Turku attack's image is recorded as Turku Marktplatz.jpg[4].
  • 2017 Turku attack's image is recorded as Candles at the Turku Market Square.jpg[5].
  • 2017 Turku attack's image is recorded as Candles in Market Square in Turku.jpg[6].
  • 2017 Turku attack's image is recorded as Turun Kauppatori (4709332391).jpg[7].
  • 2017 Turku attack's instance of is recorded as stabbing attack[8].
  • 2017 Turku attack's instance of is recorded as terrorist attack[9].
  • 2017 Turku attack's locator map image is recorded as 18-08-2017 Turku attack map.jpg[10].
  • 2017 Turku attack's location is recorded as VI District[11].
  • 2017 Turku attack's location is recorded as Turku Market Square[12].
  • 2017 Turku attack's location is recorded as Puutori[13].
  • 2017 Turku attack's location is recorded as Turku[14].
  • 2017 Turku attack's Commons category is recorded as 2017 Turku attack[15].
  • 2017 Turku attack's armament is recorded as knife[16].
  • 2017 Turku attack's target is recorded as pedestrian[17].
  • 2017 Turku attack's target is recorded as civilian[18].
  • 2017 Turku attack's point in time is recorded as +2017-08-18T00:00:00Z[19].
  • 2017 Turku attack's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.451944444444, 'lon': 22.266388888889}[20].
  • 2017 Turku attack's participant is recorded as Islamic State[21].
  • 2017 Turku attack's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Finland[22].
  • 2017 Turku attack's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • 2017 Turku attack's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[24].
  • 2017 Turku attack's convicted of is recorded as terrorism[25].
  • 2017 Turku attack's convicted of is recorded as murder[26].
  • 2017 Turku attack's convicted of is recorded as attempted murder[27].

Why It Matters

2017 Turku attack draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (stabbing_attack category, ranking #12 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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