A knife-wielding man set his apartment in South Korea on fire and attacked residents as they tried to flee, killing at least five people and injuring more than a dozen others, local officials say.
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The attack happened just before 4:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday when a fire broke out on the second floor of an apartment building in Jinju, a city about 280 kilometers (175 miles) southeast of Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said the man who set the fire was armed with a knife and attacked people in the building’s stairway as they tried to flee. Photos from the scene showed the ground near the entrance covered in blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five people were killed, including a 12-year-old girl, a woman in her 30s, two women in their 60s, and a man in his 70s, according to Yonhap. Another 13 people were injured, including 3 people who remain in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. The suspect told police that he was angry about overdue wages, but the 42-year-old man is unemployed and has a history of schizophrenia, according to Yonhap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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