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Eight Wounded in Stabbing Attack at South Korean Supermarket
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Firstpost•13-10-2026, 15:02
Eight Wounded in Stabbing Attack at South Korean Supermarket
- •Eight people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon, South Korea.
- •A male suspect in his 60s was arrested at the scene after being subdued by bystanders.
- •Witnesses reported the attacker had knives tied to both hands and moved through multiple floors.
- •Victims include six women and two men, with one woman in her 20s hospitalized in cardiac arrest.
- •Mass violence events are rare in South Korea, though the country experienced a few high-profile stabbings in recent years.
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A male suspect carrying knives tied to both hands attacked people across multiple floors of a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, injuring eight people before being subdued by bystanders.
South Korean media reports indicated that the male suspect was in his 60s and was wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, suggesting he could have been a prisoner or on house arrest, though authorities did not immediately release details about him.
Authorities did not immediately release details on the severity of all injuries, but local media reported that the eight victims included six women and two men, with one woman in her 20s brought to the hospital in cardiac arrest.
