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Police cordon off the area near the Sillim subway station with yellow tape in South Korea's capital Seoul, July 21, 2023. /CFP
One person was killed and three others were injured in a stabbing rampage near a metro station in South Korea's capital Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported Friday.
The suspect, a man in his 30s, was arrested by police at the scene and an investigation has been opened.
Yonhap reported that the attack happened near Exit 4 of the Sillim subway station at 2:07 p.m. (0507 GMT).
Video posted on local television station YTN's YouTube channel showed orange-vested emergency responders running toward the incident carrying stretchers.
Police had cordoned off the area with yellow tape, the footage showed.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect stabbed a man who was talking on the phone in the back multiple times before running off and attacking more people, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported.
"All four victims are reportedly men," it added.
(With input from AFP)
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