He has ordered the police force to employ the toughest measures in responding to the incident. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A statement issued by his spokesman on Friday said the president has ordered the country’s police force to employ the toughest measures in responding to the incident, saying “all possible police forces should be mobilised” to allay the concerns of residents.
Thursday’s incident occurred at around 6pm at AK Plaza near Seohyeon metro station in Seongnam, a satellite city of Seoul. The attack left 14 people wounded - nine in the stabbing attack and five in the car crash. Twelve of them suffered serious injuries. Police arrested the assailant on Thursday and conducted a drug test on him, which returned a negative result.Media reports said he had a job in the delivery industry and suffered from mental health issues.
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