Several hurt in South Korean ‘stabbing rampage’: police

Policemen examine a scene where, according to media reports, nine people have been stabbed and four others hurt by a car driven by the suspected attacker in Seongnam, South Korea, August 3, 2023. (Yonhap via REUTERS)

A man went on a “stabbing rampage” near a South Korean subway station, police said Thursday, with as many as 10 people reported wounded two weeks after a similar attack killed one person.

The attack took place near the Seohyeon subway station in Bundang, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Seoul, an official at the National Police Agency told AFP.

The suspect “had been arrested at the scene”, the official said. The Yonhap News Agency reported that 10 people had been wounded in the incident.

Unverified images of Thursday’s attack showed what appeared to be a floor stained with blood drops and at least one emergency medical helicopter.

One person was…