Eight people stabbed at supermarket in South Korea

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 10:28 · Archive

Eight people were stabbed at a supermarket in the South Korean city of Incheon after a man was arrested at the scene.

Eight people were stabbed at a Homeplus supermarket in Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea on Tuesday afternoon. Police arrested a 59-year-old man at the scene. The injured included six women and two men. A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest and underwent surgery.

According to a witness quoted by South Korea's Yonhap news agency, the suspect appeared to have knives strapped to both hands. The man began stabbing people at the discount store on the basement level and continued attacking others as he moved up an escalator before bystanders subdued him. It was not immediately clear why he carried out the attacks. The suspect was wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, according to South Korean media reports.

Incheon, west of Seoul and home to South Korea's main airport, is part of the wider Seoul metropolitan area. South Korea experienced a series of stabbing incidents in recent years, including an attack in May in the southwestern city of Gwangju in which a 17-year-old girl was fatally stabbed and another teenager injured; the attacker, a man in his 20s, was later sentenced to life in prison.

How it is being reported

• Knifeman with blades strapped to both hands stabs 8 in South Korea shopping mall: reportsA man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said Tuesday.New York Post · 13 Oct, 10:10
• Mass stabbing at South Korean supermarket as cops swarm and multiple shoppers injuredInitial reports say between six and eight people have been stabbed at Homeplus in Incheon, South KoreaThe Mirror · 13 Oct, 07:55

In this story: Incheon · South Korea · Homeplus · Seoul · Gwangju

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