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Man with knife arrested near DP headquarters two weeks before presidential election

A man in his 30s was apprehended on Tuesday near the liberal Democratic Party's central headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, while wandering in the area with a knife and a BB gun, just two weeks before the presidential election.

2025-05-20

Foreigner arrested for threatening group with knife in Hwaseong

A foreign national in his 40s was apprehended after threatening a group of people with a knife during the early morning hours at a park in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi.

2025-05-19

Naked man captured by police after allegedly attacking pedestrians with stationery

A man in his 20s was apprehended by police after randomly attacking several pedestrians with a weapon and fleeing the scene naked on Tuesday.

2025-05-06

Police hand Mia grocery store killer over to prosecutors

A 32-year-old man who carried out a knife attack at a supermarket in Mia-dong, Gangbuk District, northern Seoul, was handed over to prosecutors on Thursday.

2025-05-01

Police seek arrest warrant for high school student who injured 6 people with a knife

The high school student who carried out a knife attack at a high school in Cheongju, North Chungcheong on Monday told police that he “wanted to harm someone and then die,” according to police on Tuesday.

2025-04-29

Bystander injured while attacker fled school stabbing scene in Cheongju

A special needs student who reportedly attacked six people with a knife at a high school in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on Monday also injured a bystander while fleeing the scene, according to Yonhap.

2025-04-28

Five injured in knife attack at high school in Cheongju

Five people were injured in a knife attack at a high school in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on Monday morning.

2025-04-28

Police apprehend knife-wielding man on first day of amended weapons legislation

On the first day of Korea’s new law criminalizing the possession of dangerous weapons in public, a man was arrested in eastern Seoul for allegedly pulling out a kitchen knife at a pedestrian walkway.

2025-04-10

Obsession becomes deadly in Disney+ medical thriller 'Hyper Knife'

Disney+’s new thriller series “Hyper Knife” delves into the intense, dark conflict between two brain surgeons, setting off a chain reaction of obsession, murder and revenge.

2025-03-17

'The Old Woman with the Knife' locks in May domestic release

Vengeance thriller “The Old Woman with the Knife,” which premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 16, is set for domestic release in May, distributor NEW said on Wednesday.

2025-02-19