With the third corona19 epidemic in full swing, two men assaulted and fleeing citizens demanding that they wear masks properly on the subway.
According to police, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul is chasing the whereabouts of two men who assaulted Mr. A (55) and others in the train after entering Sapyeong Station of Subway Line 9 at about 9:30 pm on the 23rd.
They are accused of assaulting Mr. A, who asked to wear a mask properly, and also violence against two other citizens who stopped it.
Mr. A said, "As soon as I talked to the men who were talking loudly with'tusk', they immediately said,'What are you saying, don't wear a mask?'. "One man took off the mask I wore and the other One of them said the situation at the time.
The men said that when the train arrived at Sapyeong Station, they tried to drag Mr. A down to the platform.
When two other passengers came to dry, the men assaulted them as well, and it was reported that they blocked the entrance door for a while to prevent the subway from leaving.
Mr. A said, "The men got off the train and ran away when the station attendant approached," he said. The men seemed to have drank, but they weren't very drunk.
A police official said, "We are pursuing the perpetrator by combining on-site CCTV and witness statements."
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