Finnish border officials use facial recognition software to nab Russian terrorism suspect


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A Russian citizen travelling under the name Voislav Torden was identified and apprehended by Finnish Border Guard personnel with the help of facial recognition technology. With the use of facial recognition software, the border guard was able to confirm that Torden and Petrovskiy were the same person. Once Torden's use of the Petrovskiy alias was confirmed, the Border Guard began investigating his violation of the ban from entering the Schengen area. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) on Sunday refuted criticism against Finnish border security, saying, "we have one of the most efficient border guard agencies in the world, so in that regard, there's no need to worry". "The Finnish authorities know that individual risk assessments need to be constantly updated," he said.