(LEAD) 13 wounded in stabbing rampage near Seoul: police

▲ Police cordon off the scene of a stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, on Aug. 3, 2023. (Yonhap)

(LEAD) stabbing-rampage

(LEAD) 13 wounded in stabbing rampage near Seoul: police

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SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) --Thirteen people were wounded Thursday after a man went on a stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, police said.

The police apprehended the suspect 10 minutes after reports were filed at around 5:55 p.m. that a man was stabbing people near Seohyeon Station.

Nine people were stabbed at the site, while four others were injured after the suspect drove a car into the pedestrian walkway ahead of the rampage.

The victims' exact condition has not been determined yet.

According to witnesses at the scene, the suspect wore a black outfit and sunglasses, and brandished a knife estimated to be around 50 to 60 centimeters long.

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