Man Rams Car Onto Sidewalk in South Korea and Stabs People; at Least 14 Hurt

Man Rams Car Onto Sidewalk in South Korea and Stabs People; at Least 14 Hurt
Police officers cordon off the scene near a subway station in Seongnam, South Korea, on Aug. 3, 2023. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
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SEOUL, South Korea—A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in South Korea, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall. Authorities said at least 14 people were wounded in the country’s second mass stabbing in a month.

At least five people were hurt by the car, and nine others were stabbed in the attacks that occurred in a crowded leisure district near a subway station in the city of Seongnam, according to Yoon Sung-hyun, an official from the southern Gyeonggi provincial police department.