Man Stabs Eight People at Shopping Mall in Incheon, South Korea

A man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, according to police and fire officials on Tuesday. The suspect, a 59-year-old man, was detained by Incheon’s Namdong District Police Station after he attacked shoppers in the mall. Bystanders were able to subdue him during the incident. The motive for the attacks is currently unclear. The injured individuals were transported to nearby hospitals, including a woman in her 20s who underwent surgery after arriving in cardiac arrest, as reported by Incheon’s fire department. The department did not provide further details on the severity of the other injuries. A witness quoted by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency stated that the suspect appeared to have knives strapped to both hands and began his attacks at a discount store located on the mall’s basement level, continuing to stab others as he moved up an escalator before being subdued.