Jyrki Katainen, who has been a staunch supporter of the bailouts [3] needed to save the Euro, while opposing common euro-bonds, has been attacked.
It is unclear if the attack was politically motivated in a country in which the Euroskeptic [3]"True Finn" group collected 19% of the vote in the last election, and in which at least 49% of the population does not want their country to fund any more European bailouts.
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[4]Some more from Helsinki Sanomat:
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen kind of tried to stab Turku, walking on the street for five half time on Monday. Puukottaja got close to the prime minister, but the security guards have time to tame puukottajan before the attack.
Puukottaja was there, to HS's photographer Antti Johansson, according to a long-haired man. The man was taken to police custody in handcuffs Turku.
Turku police confirmed to Helsingin Sanomat occurred.
Prime Minister Katainen was stabbing the company during the meeting with voters in the Conservative Party election cottage in front of the University pedestrian street.
The Prime Minister was taken out of the scene for a while, but he soon returned back.