AT least one person has died and 16 people have been injured after a knifeman went on a stabbing rampage at a shopping centre in South Korea.
The suspect rammed his car into pedestrians at the AK Plaza near Seohyeon Station, in the city of Seongnam just south of the capital before launching a knife attack.
The incident happened during rush hour, around 6pm on Thursday afternoon.
Police rushed to the scene following reports of the stabbing and arrested the man.
They are currently looking for a suspected accomplice according to local media.
Witnesses reported seeing two men jumping out of the vehicle after driving into pedestrians outside the shopping centre.
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Five pedestrians were injured when the car rammed onto the pavement and at least twelve were stabbed.
Authorities are still working to determine the number of those wounded, the Korea Herald reported.
Police said: "We are checking the injuries and the exact circumstances of the crime."
The stabbing attack comes two weeks after a separate incident when a 33-year-old man attacked people with a knife near Sillim Station in the capital's Gwanak District.
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The incident happened on July 21 and left one person dead and four injured.
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