Stabbing Incident in Incheon Leaves One in Cardiac Arrest

On Tuesday, a stabbing incident occurred at a supermarket in Incheon, South Korea, resulting in one person being in cardiac arrest and around seven others sustaining injuries. An official from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters confirmed the details of the incident.

Local media reported that a male suspect has been arrested in connection with the attack. South Korea is generally regarded as a safe country, with a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, significantly lower than the global average of about six per 100,000.

Despite this, there have been several stabbing attacks in the country in recent years, including an incident in May 2025 where a man stabbed three police officers, and another in September 2025 where three individuals were stabbed to death at a pizza restaurant in Seoul.