South KoreaYongsan District, Seoul, where the Presidential Office is locatedDepartment of DefenseOn the afternoon of the 31st, there was a knife attack in the building. A 77-year-old man attacked two police officers on duty at the main entrance of the Ministry of National Defense with a knife and was subdued and arrested by police.

When the man passed the Ministry of National Defense building in Seoul’s Yongsan district at about 1:20 p.m. today, police on duty urged him to pass quickly, Yonhap news agency reported. As a result, he suddenly took out a sharp weapon. Took out a weapon from his bag and hit a policeman in the face. Another police officer was stabbed in the stomach and left arm. Both were sent to the hospital for treatment. The male suspect was arrested at the scene.

After South Korean President Yoon Seok-yu took office in 2022, he moved the Presidential Office here from Kwanghwa Dae.

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