MALL BLOODBATH
Knife & car ramming rampage leaves 1 dead and 13 hurt as attacker with 2ft blade goes on stabbing spree in South Korea
AN ATTACKER went on a frenzied stabbing spree at a shopping centre in South Korea leaving one person dead and thirteen injured.
Chilling footage shows the blade-wielding suspect launching an attack at the AK Plaza in the city of Seongnam right after he rammed his car into pedestrians outside the building.
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Among the nine stabbing victims was a man in his 60s who died, reported.
Another five people were wounded when they were hit by the car, bringing the total number of wounded to 14.
The incident happened during rush hour, around 6pm on Thursday afternoon.
Police rushed to the scene following reports of the stabbing and arrested the man.
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They are currently looking for a suspected accomplice according to local media.
Witnesses reported seeing two men jumping out of the vehicle after driving into pedestrians outside the shopping centre.
Five pedestrians were injured when the car rammed onto the pavement and at least twelve were stabbed.
Authorities are still working to determine the number of those wounded, the reported.
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Police said: "We are checking the injuries and the exact circumstances of the crime."
The stabbing attack comes two weeks after a separate incident when a 33-year-old man attacked people with a knife near Sillim Station in the capital's Gwanak District.
The incident happened on July 21 and left one person dead and four injured.
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