Robbers flee on two bikes (circled in white) after taking pictures a Korean nationwide within the streets of Malate, Manila, Friday, as captured by native CCTV. Captured from GMA Information YouTube
A Korean man was fatally shot throughout a theft within the coronary heart of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, highlighting ongoing issues concerning the security of Korean residents and vacationers within the nation.
In accordance with native media outlet GMA Information and the Korean Embassy within the Philippines, the incident occurred round 7:45 p.m. on Mar. 7 within the bustling Malate district.
The sufferer, recognized solely as Mr. A, was shot by two robbers and later died after being transported to a hospital. He was a Korean resident residing within the space and was reportedly shot whereas combating the assailants making an attempt to pickpocket him.
Malate is a serious business and vacationer district in Manila and can be house to town’s Koreatown.
CCTV footage confirmed Mr. A strolling alongside a predominant street earlier than getting into an alleyway. 4 robbers on two bikes adopted him into the alley, then fled on their automobiles shortly afterward.
A girl who was accompanying the sufferer is seen within the footage working to a close-by comfort retailer to hunt assist.
Native police are presently monitoring the suspects and investigating the motive behind the crime.
Violent crimes focusing on Korean residents and vacationers stay a critical challenge within the Philippines. In accordance with the Ministry of International Affairs, from 2015 to the primary half of final yr, 38 Koreans had been killed within the Philippines — accounting for 44 % of all Korean murder victims in Asia-Pacific nations throughout that interval.
The quantity is greater than double the mixed whole of victims from Japan (13) and China (5), which ranked second and third, respectively.
In an identical case final Could, a Korean man died after sustaining critical accidents throughout a pickpocketing incident in Angeles, a widely known vacationer spot in northern Luzon. In 2016, Korean businessman Ji Ik-joo was kidnapped and murdered by three native cops.
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Instances, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Instances.
