13 injured in South Korea when a person rams a automotive onto a sidewalk, stabs pedestrians

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 13 individuals had been injured in South Korea on Thursday when a person rammed a automotive onto a sidewalk after which stepped out of the car and commenced stabbing individuals close to a subway station within the metropolis of Seongnam.

Yoon Sung-hyun, an official from the southern Gyeonggi provincial police division, mentioned no less than 9 individuals had been stabbed and 4 others had been injured by the car. Police didn’t affirm whether or not any had been in critical situation.

Police had been questioning an unidentified suspect who was arrested on the scene.

In response to the assault, the National Police Agency mentioned it will maintain a web based assembly later Thursday with regional police chiefs to debate methods to cope with stabbings and different assaults in opposition to random targets.