Seocho Police Station in Seoul arrested안전놀이터 and investigated a man in his 20s who was wandering around Gangnam Express Bus Terminal on the 4th with a weapon.
According to the police on this day, the first report came in at 10:39 am at 112 with the content of “a man with a knife in the gore is walking around.”
The police, who were urgently dispatched to the scene, arrested Mr. A at 10:45 am at a shopping mall on the 1st floor of the Seoul Express Terminal Gyeongbu Line building in Banpo-gu. The police confiscated two weapons that Mr. A had.
Fortunately, it was confirmed that there were no casualties.
At the time of Mr. A’s arrest, videos and photos are spreading through online communities.
In the video, Mr. A, wearing a white shirt and black pants, is sitting on the floor while being held by two police officers. Another cop asked, “I’ll check. Where’s the knife?”
In response, Mr. A said, “It’s in that box. For self-defense.” Hearing this, the police opened the lid of the paper box on the floor, and a weapon presumed to be a kitchen knife came out. When asked by the police if he carried a weapon, Mr. A replied, “No. I didn’t carry it. I just put it in.”
The police will investigate the exact circumstances of the incident and consider applying for an arrest warrant for special threats.