In the south of France, a South Korean student in his twenties was stabbed and seriously injured after being ridiculed by several residents.
A 29-year-old Korean student was attacked and stabbed by several local teenagers at 11:30 pm on the 7th in front of the Palais de Congres in downtown Montpellier, according to the French Southern Daily and the French Korean Society.
While walking with two friends, A met local teens.
The teens made racist taunts by stretching their eyes out with both hands, and there was a scuffle when A asked them to apologize. It was discovered that A had been hit and stabbed twice by them.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital by an ambulance sent to the scene for treatment. The extent of the injury is serious. French police arrested three Albanian adolescents aged 17 to 18 near the scene and are investigating them.
An official at the Korean Embassy in France said, “We are currently trying to find out the exact details with the local police.”
As soon as the French Embassy becomes aware of the details of the case, it plans to provide consular assistance to the victim if necessary and to demand a rigorous investigation from the local investigation services.
In France and in Europe, Korean students and ethnic Koreans have often suffered racist and hateful comments from residents since the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Last month, a Korean woman in her twenties was verbally assaulted and threatened by a public transport man from Nice, a world-renowned tourist town in the south of France, and reported to local police and called on the French Embassy to conduct a strict investigation.
Journalist: Shawn
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Source: Yonhap
