(2nd LD) 8 injured in knife attack in Incheon; Lee calls for thorough probe

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INCHEON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- Eight people were injured after a man went on a stabbing spree in a commercial complex in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, police said.

The 59-year-old man attacked people with knives fastened to both his hands at 1:40 p.m. while moving on an escalator between the second basement floor -- where a Homeplus supermarket is located -- and the second floor above ground, according to Namdong Police Station.

The man was subdued by shoppers and later apprehended by police officers, who were questioning him in custody.

Police officers are seen at a commercial building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Oct. 13, 2026, after a man, believed to be in his 60s, went on a stabbing spree, injuring eight people. (Yonhap)

All eight victims were rushed to hospitals, including a woman in her 20s in cardiac arrest. The woman recovered from cardiac arrest after undergoing emergency surgery but has not regained consciousness.

Police plan to seek a warrant for the suspect's formal arrest Wednesday after questioning him about his motive.

The suspect was found to be carrying a large quantity of drugs and wearing an electronic ankle monitor for a previous conviction, police said.

He reportedly told police that he had taken drugs at the time of the attack.

The suspect had been ordered to wear an ankle monitor for 10 years, until February 2029, after serving a four-year prison term in 2019 for attempting to murder his former wife.

Police officers and rescue workers are seen at a commercial building in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Oct. 13, 2026, after a man, believed to be in his 60s, went on a stabbing spree, injuring eight people. (Yonhap)

Later in the day, President Lee Jae Myung visited the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency to receive a briefing on the incident and called for a thorough investigation, the presidential office said in a written briefing.

Lee ordered officials to come up with "special" measures against violent crimes that threaten the people's daily lives, according to Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for public relations and communication.

Lee also called on officials to mobilize all resources to prevent violent crimes and swiftly respond to them, while ordering a thorough examination of the management system for those wearing ankle monitors.

The justice ministry apologized over the incident, saying that it will investigate the management of its electronic ankle monitor system.

"(We) deeply apologize for causing great concern to the public," the justice ministry said. "(We) will comprehensively reexamine the electronic monitoring and supervision system and swiftly come up with necessary improvements and supplementary measures."

Kim Jong-chul, acting chief of the National Police Agency, instructed police to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the attack in a virtual meeting with police agency chiefs across the country.

He also ordered strengthened preventive measures against violent crimes by deploying sufficient police personnel in crowded public places.

This image from security camera footage provided by a reader shows the suspect of a stabbing spree that left eight people injured in a commercial complex in Incheon, just west of Seoul, on Oct. 13, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

President Lee Jae Myung (R) is briefed by police officials on a knife attack that injured eight people at a commercial complex in Incheon, just west of Seoul, at the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency on Oct. 13, 2026, in this photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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仁川，10月13日（韩联社）——警方称，周二，一名男子在首尔以西的仁川一处商业综合体内持刀行凶，造成8人受伤。

据南洞警察局称，下午 1 点 40 分，一名 59 岁男子在从地下二层（Homeplus 超市所在地）到地上二层的自动扶梯上，双手绑着刀子袭击他人。

该男子被购物者制服，随后被警察逮捕，并在拘留期间接受讯问。

2026年10月13日，在首尔以西的仁川市，一名据信60多岁的男子持刀行凶，造成8人受伤。事发后，警方人员出现在一栋商业大楼内。（韩联社）

所有八名伤者均被紧急送往医院，其中包括一名20多岁的心脏骤停女子。该女子在接受紧急手术后脱离了心脏骤停，但至今仍未恢复意识。

警方计划在周三讯问嫌疑人其作案动机后，申请对其正式逮捕令。

警方称，嫌疑人被发现携带大量毒品，并因之前的犯罪记录佩戴电子脚镣。

据报道，他告诉警方，袭击发生时他吸食了毒品。

该嫌疑人因试图谋杀前妻，于 2019 年服刑四年，之后被勒令佩戴脚踝监视器 10 年，直至 2029 年 2 月。

2026年10月13日，在首尔以西的仁川市，一名据信60多岁的男子持刀行凶，造成8人受伤。事发后，警方和救援人员在商业大楼内进行现场救援。（韩联社）

当天晚些时候，李在明总统前往仁川地方警察厅听取了有关事件的汇报，并要求进行彻底调查。总统府在一份书面简报中表示。

据总统府公共关系和沟通高级秘书成基洪称，李明博下令官员们制定“特别”措施，打击威胁人民日常生活的暴力犯罪。

李还呼吁官员们调动一切资源预防暴力犯罪并迅速应对，同时下令彻底检查佩戴脚踝监控器的人员的管理系统。

司法部就此事道歉，并表示将调查其电子脚镣监控系统的管理情况。

“对于此事引起公众极大关注，我们深表歉意。”司法部表示，“我们将全面重新审视电子监控系统，并迅速提出必要的改进和补充措施。”

韩国国家警察厅代理厅长金钟哲在与全国各地警察厅厅长举行的视频会议上指示警方对此次袭击事件进行迅速彻底的调查。

他还下令加强防范暴力犯罪的措施，在人流密集的公共场所部署足够的警力。

这张由读者提供的监控录像截图显示了2026年10月13日发生在首尔以西仁川市一处商业综合体内的持刀行凶案嫌疑人，该案造成8人受伤。（图片非卖品）（韩联社）

2026年10月13日，韩国总统李在明（右）在仁川地方警察厅听取警方官员关于仁川商业区持刀袭击事件的汇报。该事件造成8人受伤。（此照片由青瓦台提供。）（韩联社）

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