SEOUL: A man in a South Korean commuter town rammed his car into passers-by on Thursday (Aug 3) then got out and stabbed some, wounding 14 people in the incident near the capital Seoul, police said.
The unexplained attack in Seongnam came days after another rare stabbing attack in South Korea which killed one person and wounded three others.
Police said Thursday’s assailant was arrested after apparently attacking people randomly. Media reports described him as a man in his 20s with a delivery job and suffering from some mental health issues.
The attack occurred near Seohyeon station, an area about 20km from Seoul that has a large department store and other shops and where many commuters live.
Media reports said the man had crashed his car into a group of people walking on the pavement, and had then got out of his vehicle and entered a shopping mall.
Source: CNA
