Man in his 20s arrested for attacking teenage stranger with knife in Busan

A suspect in their 20s has been arrested after attacking a teenage girl with a knife on a street in Busan, despite having no prior acquaintance with the victim.

Busan's Geumjeong Police Station arrested the suspect, identified only as A, on charges of wielding a knife at the teenage girl on a street near Guseo Station on subway Line 1 in Geumjeong-gu at around 4:33 p.m. Friday. The suspect is currently under investigation.

The victim was uninjured, as she had been wearing thick clothing at the time.

Police confirmed through their investigation that the suspect and the victim were strangers with no prior relationship.

Authorities are continuing to probe the suspect's motive and the full circumstances of the incident.