Suspect faces charges of carrying a weapon in a public place

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A person in their 20s has been arrested after police found them carrying a weapon while wandering the streets of Seoul.

Seoul's Gangbuk Police Station arrested the suspect, identified only as A, on charges of carrying a weapon in a public place, Yonhap reported.

The suspect is accused of roaming the streets of Suyu-dong in Gangbuk-gu with a weapon at around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

The suspect did not brandish the weapon at anyone, police said.

Officers were dispatched after a passerby reported seeing the suspect carrying the weapon, leading to the arrest.

Police said they plan to investigate the circumstances that led the suspect to carry the weapon in public.


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