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Eight wounded in stabbing at supermarket in South Korea's Incheon
Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, on Tuesday, October 13.
One person was in cardiac arrest, according to police.
Police arrested a male suspect at the scene.
Officers are investigating the motive and circumstances of the attack.
South Korea has seen other stabbing attacks in recent years, including a series of rampages in 2023.
The investigation is now focused on what led to the attack.
Eight people were wounded in a stabbing at a supermarket building in Incheon, South Korea, on October 13.
One victim went into cardiac arrest, according to police and disaster response officials.
Police said a male suspect attacked people with knives and was arrested.
The suspect was being questioned, and police were investigating the motive and circumstances.
- Who
- Eight people were wounded; a male suspect was arrested.
- What
- A man attacked people with knives in a supermarket building. One victim went into cardiac arrest.
- When
- October 13, 2026, at about 1:40 p.m.
- Where
- A supermarket building in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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A man attacked people with knives while moving on an escalator in the supermarket building.
Shoppers subdued the suspect, and police arrested him.
- Wounded
- 8 people
- Victim condition
- 1 person went into cardiac arrest
- Location
- Incheon, west of Seoul
- Attack time
- 1:40 p.m. on October 13, 2026
- Suspect
- Male, believed to be in his 60s by Yonhap
What people are saying
One person is in cardiac arrest and around seven others have been injured
Sources
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