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Eight injured in South Korea shopping centre knife attack
Overview
A 59-year-old man was arrested after stabbing eight people at a shopping centre in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday afternoon. The suspect, who was wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and had a previous conviction for attempted murder, attacked people with knives strapped to his hands before being subdued by bystanders and detained by police.
Key points
- Eight people—six women and two men—were wounded in the knife attack at an Incheon shopping centre housing a Homeplus supermarket.
- The 59-year-old suspect carried out the attack at 13:40 local time with knives strapped to both hands.
- Bystanders subdued the attacker using chairs to block his path before police detained him.
- All victims were taken to hospital, with one suffering from cardiac arrest and others sustaining injuries to their backs and shoulders.
- The suspect was wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and had a prior conviction for attempted murder involving his ex-wife.