Two random mass stabbings have led to questions in a society known for its low level of violent crime.
An officer stands guard at the site of a mass stabbing attack in a shopping centre south of SeoulA knife darting out in a packed subway car. An assailant, chasing shoppers, stabbing wildly in the street.
"Our country used to be one of the safest in the world… but recently I can't say that any more," one commented on YouTube. Many online said the crude comparisons to the US mask what authorities need to do locally: "They need to take a look at South Korea's own social issues that have led to this," one user wrote.A woman walks past a blood stain on the footpath outside the store where the Seongnam stabbing attack took place
Experts have pointed to underlying social pressures in South Korean society - from unstable job prospects and housing, to a continued stigma around mental health and a lack of support services. Police said Choi had not received adequate treatment. On social media, users posted warnings for the weekend of 4-6 August: "Please avoid these areas in South Korea" was one TikTok video which drew more than 300,000 views across Asia.
One 17-year-old boy was detained for making a stabbing threat at a train station in Wonju, then reporting it to police as a tip-off.
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