Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Two Russian men detained for robbing convenience store
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By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
Two Russian men have been detained for robbing a convenience store in Buan, North Jeolla Province.
According to police, the suspects, whose identities are being withheld, allegedly took a million won ($865) in cash from the store after threatening the cashier, surnamed Kim, 51, at 4:50 a.m. Thursday.
The two entered the store wearing masks, but did not carry weapons. No one was injured.
About 13 hours later, police caught them at a motel in Gwangju.