Summary Hassan Zubier, a paramedic, was also stabbed while he was saving lives. Photo: Reuters
(Web Desk) - A British man who tried aiding the victims of a knife attack in Finland has said that he is “not a hero” in an interview following the attack.
Hassan Zubier who is a paramedic rushed towards a victim with multiple stab wounds to help her following the Finland knife attack.
According to the BBC, Zubier who now lives in Sweden said that he did “what he was trained for” when a knifeman was stabbing people in the city of Turku on Friday. Turku is on the southwest tip of Finland.
Zubier, 45, born in England, was on holiday when the chaos began in the city center of Turku. He said that he saw a man was stabbing a woman while she was on the ground.
"I saw the severe injuries she had," he told the BBC from his hospital bed, adding that he went over to try to stop the bleeding.
Hassan Zubier was on a holiday when the incident occurred Photo: iltalehti
"The man came back. He tried to stab me. I kicked him off. He ran away. He came back,” recalled Zubier. “Then I felt someone like hitting me in the back. People screamed. I was trying to save her life."
The woman couldn’t sustain the stab wounds and died in his arms. Zubier said he was not a hero, but a "human being who cares for other human beings".
"It may sound silly, but that s me. I would do it again, anytime, because the world is such a dark place and if we don t help each other, who s going to help us?
"At the same time, a girl lost her life. I think it s so upsetting that I couldn t save her. This is the world we live in at this time."
Photo: iltalehti
The knifeman, identified as an 18-year-old Moroccan, was arrested and shot by the police. The police arrested four other Moroccans for investigation. The suspect stabbed ten people mostly women. Two Finnish women died while eight people were injured.
The police stated that the knifeman targeted women, with six of eight wounded being female.
In a press conference, the Prime Minister of Finland, Juha Sipila stated that, Finland has experienced a terrorist attack for the first time.
Police said in a statement: "The act had been investigated as murder, but during the night we received additional information which indicates that the criminal offences are now terrorist killings."
