By Kang Aa-young, Park Si-soo
A young Korean man was injured in Japan's Osaka region when a mid-aged Japanese man attacked him with a knife, reports said on Saturday.
The attack happened in a convenience store near Tennoji Park at 8:45 p.m., Friday. The victim was paying at the counter when the man stabbed him from behind in the right side of his stomach, and then fled.
The Korean was taken to hospital with a non- life-threatening injury. The alleged attacker, 45, was caught on Saturday and will be charged with attempted murder, reports said.
Police confirmed that the men did not know each other.
The suspect reportedly told police he stabbed the Korean because he had "looked down" on him. It is unknown if the suspect has a mental disorder. Police said it could be a hate crime against a Korean.
A young Korean man was injured in Japan's Osaka region when a mid-aged Japanese man attacked him with a knife, reports said on Saturday.
The attack happened in a convenience store near Tennoji Park at 8:45 p.m., Friday. The victim was paying at the counter when the man stabbed him from behind in the right side of his stomach, and then fled.
The Korean was taken to hospital with a non- life-threatening injury. The alleged attacker, 45, was caught on Saturday and will be charged with attempted murder, reports said.
Police confirmed that the men did not know each other.
The suspect reportedly told police he stabbed the Korean because he had "looked down" on him. It is unknown if the suspect has a mental disorder. Police said it could be a hate crime against a Korean.
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