police-brawl

▲ This photo, provided by a Yonhap News reader, shows the scene of a group brawl at a park in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Oct. 3, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have arrested two people for their alleged involvement in a late-night mass brawl between Central Asian nationals in Pyeongtaek earlier this month.

The brawl, involving 21 suspects, took place at around 11:40 p.m. on Oct. 3 at a children's park in the city, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, raising safety concerns among residents.

The Pyeongtaek Police Station said it caught five suspects allegedly involved in the brawl -- all of whom are Kazakh or Kyrgyz nationals in their 20s or 30s. It placed two of the five under arrest for alleged assault.

Police officials have issued exit bans on two other suspects while investigating the whereabouts of 14 others.

They believe the fight broke out over a past dispute and is unrelated to gang activity. Most of the suspects are believed to be day laborers, with three of the five apprehended suspects being undocumented migrants.

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