Thai nationals are being warned to remain vigilant in South Korea after a gruesome string of copycat knife assaults, marking an ominous rise in violence. This fear-inducing outbreak of violence saw its most up-to-date attacks claim two lives and severely injure many others.
The Thai embassy within the South Korean capital of Seoul issued an advisory for Thai nationals travelling to the Asian nation, alerting them to remain cautious amidst the crime outbreak. As per the embassy’s statement yesterday, the menace began on July 21, close to Seoul’s Sillim Train Station. The sporadic chaos culminated in one fatality and three serious accidents.
After this, on August 3, in a spine-chilling episode, a offender rammed a car into a crowd earlier than ferociously stabbing people in a shopping mall within the city of Seongnam, in Gyeonggi Province. This brutal mayhem left one person useless and wounded 13 others, reported Sanook.
As of the latest update, the police of the Republic of South Korea shared on August 6, that they are investigating 46 individuals who have posted menacing messages threatening to hold out public murders. Most of those posts are emanating from Seoul, with the dread-filled content emulating the stunning crimes.
Forgotten in Seoul offers the next cautionary advice for Thai nationals in South Korea::