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A South Korean tourist was attacked by three masked assailants in a city near the Philippine capital of Manila. Posing as taxi drivers, the suspects threatened the victim and even fired a pistol. Local police have arrested one suspect and are pursuing the accomplices who fled.

Reporter Jeong Jiyeon has the details.

[Reporter]

Along a roadside in Parañaque City, southern Metro Manila, Philippines.

A handgun and bullets lie inside a police cordon.

At around 9:15 p.m. on October 31, a 46-year-old South Korean tourist, identified as A, was attacked by a three-person armed gang at this location.

At the time, A was reportedly on the way to buy food when the suspects, riding motorcycles, approached and attempted to snatch a bag.

When A resisted, one of the assailants fired three shots into the air. Although A was not hit by the gunfire, the victim fell and sustained injuries to the head and knees.

[Yoon Man-young / President, United Korean Association in the Philippines: It is a high-crime area. There are a lot of pickpockets there. Even the locals don't carry bags around in that neighborhood.]

Local police, responding to the sound of gunfire, arrested one 30-year-old suspect at the scene, while the other two fled.

Local police confiscated a handgun, six rounds of ammunition, and license plates suspected of being forged.

This is not the first time a South Korean tourist has been targeted in a firearm robbery in the Philippines.

In April of last year, a South Korean tourist was shot and killed by a two-person robbery duo in the popular tourist city of Angeles.

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "We are verifying the extent of the damage and providing consular assistance," adding, "We have contacted Philippine police authorities to ascertain the facts and urged a swift and thorough investigation."

(Photo: ABS-CBN News) (Reported by Lee Chan-soo | Video edited by Cho Moo-hwan | Design by Lee Ga-jin | Footage provided by ABS-CBN News)