"I thought you had money"..Man who stole a suicide bomber's bag and ran away

Sep 01, 2024

'I thought you had money'..Man who stole a suicide bomber's bag and ran away
A man who stole the bag of a suicide bomber from Mapo Bridge in Seoul was caught by police with the help of citizens.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 1st, around 11:30 p.m. on the 18th of last month "There is a person who is attempting to jump off the Mapo Bridgea report has been received that " Another report was received while the police were heading to Mapo Bridge to save the person who attempted to jump. "Someone ran away with the bag of a woman who attempted to jump off." was the content.

The police, who were on their way, turned around and chased the thief when they heard that the person who attempted to jump was rescued by the rescue team. Police chased the man with two patrol cars and a ttareungi. The thief, who rode a bicycle, ran away to an alley where the car could not enter while ignoring the police's demand for a stop.

It was a time when the police had difficulty arresting. When a citizen on a motorcycle saw the chase, he followed the thief on the motorcycle and overtook him to block the road ahead. With the citizen's help, the police were able to arrest the thief at the scene.

The thief ran away with a bag placed on the bridge after seeing the person attempting to jump sitting on the railing of the Han River bridge, according to the investigation. The thief reportedly stated that `he stole the bag because he thought it had money in it.' The police sent the man to the prosecution in custody on the 22nd of last month. Police also awarded a citation and compensation to a motorcyclist who helped arrest the man.



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