Koreans attack two Yemenis on Jeju Island
Jeju Dongbu Police Station
By Park Si-soo
A group of Koreans attacked two Yemenis on Jeju Island on Tuesday. Reasons for the attack were unclear.
Photos released by a
show one Yemeni with a severely injured left eye while the other had a scratched forehead and left cheek. They received hospital treatment and are resting at their homes, police said.
Jeju Dongbu Police Station said the alleged unprovoked attack happened at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday. About six Koreans approached the two Yemenis near Jeju City Hall.
“They surrounded us and started kicking and punching,” one of the Yemenis was quoted as saying in the newspaper. “They tried to extort something from us ― perhaps passports or money. But we couldn't (give). I'm sad because we were attacked when we did nothing wrong.”
They reportedly told
the attack started after a Korean said “Give me money.” Further information was not available.
Police will question the Yemenis and identify the offenders with CCTV footage from around the city hall.