Thirteen hurt in South Korea stabbing incident near Seoul -police

Nine people have been stabbed and four others hurt by a car driven by the suspected attacker on Thursday in the South Korean commuter town of Seongnam near the capital Seoul, police said.

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One person has been arrested, police said in a statement. The attack occurred near Seohyeon station, an area about 20 km (12.43 miles) from Seoul that has a large department store and other shops and where many commuters live.

Police said 12 of the victims had been hospitalised. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

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The incident comes just days after another rare stabbing attack in Seoul in which one person was killed and three others wounded.

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