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Another horrific massacre has occurred in the city center.
This afternoon, at a department store in Seohyeon Station, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, a man in his 20s indiscriminately wielded a weapon.
Right before the riot, the man jumped into a vehicle on the sidewalk in front of a department store and hit passers-by.
Fourteen people have been identified as injured in this series of crimes so far, of which 12 are in serious condition.
The man was arrested at the scene.
Reporter Lim Kyung-ah provides an overview of the incident.
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A man wearing black sunglasses climbs an escalator across the first floor of the mall with a weapon in his hand.
Surprised citizens spot the man and hastily flee.
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″Everyone is too busy running away. Managers told everyone to go, so some went by subway and some went outside.”
At around 5:59 pm today, a man in his 20s brandished a weapon at the AK Department Store in Seohyeon Station, Bundang, Gyeonggi-do.
Nine people were injured with weapons in 6 minutes until they were caught by the police who were dispatched after causing a disturbance on the 1st and 2nd floors.
Just three minutes before breaking into the department store, the man rushed to the sidewalk in front of the door in a vehicle.
Five pedestrians suffered minor and minor injuries and were taken to the hospital.
In just 10 minutes, he threatened the lives of 14 innocent citizens by continuing a terrible crime using a vehicle and a weapon.
Immediately after the incident, there were eyewitness reports of “several culprits” around the scene, but the police revealed that the arrested suspect was a 24-year-old man working in a delivery business.
The police added that the suspect is currently complaining of symptoms of paranoia, etc., and plans to check his mental history and drug use.
This is Im Kyung-ah from MBC News.
Video coverage: Wi Dong-won, Yoon Byung-soon / Video editing: Jo A-ra / Video source: Twitter
2023-08-03 12:15:13
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