Finland mayor, two journalists shot dead

AFP, HELSINKI: The mayor of a Finnish town near the border with Russia and two local journalists were shot dead as they left a restaurant on Saturday night, police said.
Investigators said the three women were killed by a man with a shotgun who was later arrested and was interrogated on Sunday. The motive for the attack was not clear.
Finland enjoys relatively low crime rates compared to other European nations but, with many Finns keen hunters, it has one of the biggest gun ownership rates in the world. 
The town mayor Pertti Lintunen confirmed that among the victims was social-democrat council leader Tiina Wilen-Jappinen, who was in her 50s.
The names of the slain journalists were not revealed.
Imatra is a small lakeside town of 17,000 people in southeastern Finland, just a few kilometres (miles) from the Russian border.

Finland mayor, two journalists shot dead

AFP, HELSINKI: The mayor of a Finnish town near the border with Russia and two local journalists were shot dead as they left a restaurant on Saturday night, police said. Investigators said the three women were killed by a man with a shotgun who was later arrested and was interrogated on Sunday. The motive for the attack was not clear. Finland enjoys relatively low crime rates compared to other European nations but, with many Finns keen hunters, it has one of the biggest gun ownership rates in the world. The town mayor Pertti Lintunen confirmed that among the victims was social-democrat council leader Tiina Wilen-Jappinen, who was in her 50s. The names of the slain journalists were not revealed. Imatra is a small lakeside town of 17,000 people in southeastern Finland, just a few kilometres (miles) from the Russian border.