1 dead, 3 injured in Seoul subway station stabbing
- The attack took place near Exit 4 of the Sillim Subway Station in the South Korean capital
- The suspect shouted he ‘didn’t want to live any more’ as he was being detained by the police
One person was killed and three more wounded when a man went on a “stabbing rampage” near a subway station in the South Korean capital Seoul on Friday, police said.
The attack took place near the Sillim Subway Station in southwest Seoul, police said, adding that the suspect had been detained by police at the scene.
“The suspect is a man in his 30s and he did not look intoxicated. We are questioning him as to the motive of his crime,” they said.
The Yonhap News Agency reported that the attack happened near Exit 4 of the subway station at 2.07pm (local time).
Video posted on local television station YTN’s YouTube channel showed orange-vested emergency responders running towards the incident carrying stretchers.
Police had cordoned off the area with yellow tape, the footage showed.