Man in His 30s Who Played Music Loudly Threatened Middle School Students With Toy Knife After They Asked Him to Use Earphones
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- 2026-09-17 14:27:43
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- 2026-09-17 14:27:43

[Financial News] A man in his 30s was taken into police custody after allegedly threatening middle school students with a toy knife near a middle school in Incheon when they asked him to use earphones.
According to Yonhap News Agency on the 17th, Incheon Nonhyeon Police Station is questioning a man in his 30s, identified only as A, on suspicion of intimidation.
A is suspected of threatening three middle school students by pointing a toy rubber knife at them at around 7:45 p.m. on the 14th near a middle school in Nonhyeon-dong, Namdong District.
A had been playing music loudly at the time and allegedly committed the act after the students asked him to use earphones.
After receiving a report from the students, police located A the previous afternoon based on closed-circuit television footage and other evidence and took him in for questioning voluntarily.
A police official said, "The charge against A may change after further investigation."
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