2 South Korean Police Officers Stabbed Outside Presidential Compound

2 South Korean Police Officers Stabbed Outside Presidential Compound
Police officers stand guard in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 24, 2023. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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SEOUL—South Korean authorities on Tuesday detained a man after two police officers were stabbed outside a compound housing the presidential office in the capital, Seoul, city police said.

One officer was stabbed in the stomach and the other in the left arm at 1:20 p.m. (0420 GMT) after the officers tried to subdue a man in his 70s who was shouting in front of the compound, the Yonhap news agency reported.