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South Korea - 1 in cardiac arrest, 7 injured in knife attack in Incheon

Event category

Social incident - Public safety incident

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Low

Event date (UTC)

2026-10-13 09:57:09

Last update (UTC)

2026-10-13 09:57:09

Latitude

37.45646

Longitude

126.70515

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Incheon, Gyeonggi

One person went into cardiac arrest and seven others were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, police said.
The suspect, believed to be in his 60s, attacked people with knives fastened to both his hands at 1:40 p.m. while moving on an escalator between the second basement floor -- where a Homeplus supermarket is located -- and the second floor above ground, according to Namdong Police Station.
The man was subdued by shoppers and later apprehended by police officers, who were questioning him in custody. All eight victims were taken to hospitals.
An emergency medical center has been set up on the building's first floor in case of additional casualties.

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