South Korea Tightens Security to Prevent Stabbing Copycats
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered police to mobilize all possible forces as a series of threats to commit copycat crimes were posted on social media after a stabbing rampage near Seoul injured 14 people.
“The stabbing rampage at Seohyeon subway station is an act of terrorism against innocent citizens,” Yoon said Friday, according to presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye. Yoon instructed police to deploy security personnel with suppression equipment to prevent another attack.