Warrant Requested for Man Who Threatened Citizens with Weapon Near Han River Park

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A warrant has been requested for the arrest of a man in his 40s who walked around near the Han River Park brandishing a knife and threatening citizens on the last day of the Chuseok holiday. CCTV footage secured by our reporting team vividly captures the harrowing moments of that day.

Reporter Im Jihyeon has more.

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A man wearing shorts and a towel around his neck roams the streets with a knife in his right hand.

This footage was captured by CCTV at a commercial building near Yanghwa Hangang Park in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, around 3:40 PM on September 27, the last day of the holiday.

People nearby look back and start running, and parents sitting in front of a nearby cafe while wearing baby carriers hurriedly take shelter inside the cafe.

The man blocks a car passing on the road, approaches the driver's seat to threaten the driver, and then approaches the cafe, shaking the door and acting threateningly.

When the cafe door does not open, he gestures toward a motorcycle on the road and rushes at it with the knife.

[Han Jae-won / Cafe Owner: Exactly 20 to 30 seconds after I locked the door, he came with a knife and tried to open the door and break in. I was worried what we would do if he broke the window....]

Including citizens who took shelter after seeing the man with the weapon, there were about 15 people inside the cafe at the time.

Fortunately, no one was injured as the cafe owner, along with a customer, locked the door just before the man attempted to break in.

Mr. A was arrested near a building in the area after wandering the streets with the weapon and engaging in a physical struggle with the police.

[Nearby Resident: (Even usually) he would point fingers and shout, and continuously talk to himself while walking around. I told the kids, 'If you see someone like that, just avoid them at all costs,' and then that incident happened.]

The prosecution has requested an arrest warrant for Mr. A, which was applied for by the police on charges of carrying a weapon in a public place.

Based on statements from nearby residents that the man frequently exhibited strange behavior near the scene of the crime, the police are investigating the specific details of the incident.

(Video Reporter: Lee Sang-hak, Video Editor: Kim Ho-jin)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.