Man arrested after knife attack wounds eight at South Korean supermarket

A man attacked shoppers at a Homeplus supermarket in Incheon with knives strapped to both hands, injuring eight before being subdued and arrested.

• Eight people — six women and two men — were taken to hospital on Tuesday, one after suffering cardiac arrest.
• Police arrested a 59-year-old suspect who carried out the attack at 13:40 local time while on an escalator.
• The suspect wore an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and had served four years' imprisonment for attempting to kill his ex-wife.
• Police are investigating the suspect's motives and recovered ten knives from his backpack.