[1/3] A policeman stands next to a scene where, according to media reports, nine people have been stabbed and four others hurt by a car driven by the suspected attacker in Seongnam, South Korea, August 3, 2023.
Yonhap via REUTERSSEOUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A man in a South Korean commuter town rammed his car into passers-by on Thursday then got out and stabbed some, wounding 14 people in the incident near the capital Seoul, police said.
The unexplained attack in Seongnam came days after another rare stabbing attack in South Korea which killed one person and wounded three others.
Media reports described him as a man in his 20s with a delivery job and suffering from some mental health issues.
Police and firefighting officials said by telephone on Friday that 14 people had been hurt in the incident - nine stabbed and five hit by the car.
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