Man rams car onto sidewalk in South Korea and stabs people; at least 14 hurt

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At least 14 people were wounded in a mass stabbing at a shopping mall in South Korea..

A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in South Korea, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall..

Authorities said at least 14 people were wounded in the countrys second mass stabbing in a month.P)..

At least five people were hurt by the car, and nine others were stabbed in the attacks that occurred in a crowded leisure district near a subway station in the city of Seongnam, according to Yoon Sung-hyun, an official from the southern Gyeonggi provincial police department..

While the suspect had purchased the two knives he used in the stabbings from a different shopping mall on Wednesday, there isnt clear evidence he planned the attacks in advance, Park said..

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