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Man injures himself after threatening protesters with knife at Seoul election ballot protest
🇰🇷 South Korea /Elections & Politics

Man injures himself after threatening protesters with knife at Seoul election ballot protest

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A man in his 30s was taken to the hospital after threatening people with a knife and self-harming at a protest site in Seoul.
  • The protest, held at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, is related to a shortage of ballots during the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections.
  • Police are investigating the man's intentions and confirmed no other injuries occurred during the incident.

A protest against a ballot shortage during the 9th National Simultaneous Local Elections escalated on June 17, when a man in his 30s threatened people with a knife and then self-harmed at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in Seoul. The man was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment of a minor injury to his right arm, sustained during a confrontation with police.

Witnesses reported the man repeatedly shouted "people are dying" while wielding a knife and a South Korean flag. Videos circulating on social media showed him waving the items and yelling.

people are dying

— 30s manThe man repeatedly shouted this phrase while wielding a knife and a South Korean flag.

Police intervened and disarmed the man, who then inflicted the injury on himself. Authorities stated that the knife has been secured and an investigation into the man's motives, including his self-harm, is underway. No other individuals were reported injured during the disturbance.

The knife the man was holding has been handed over to the local police, and we plan to investigate the man's self-harm intentions.

— PolicePolice stated their next steps following the man's apprehension and self-harm.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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