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A man who stabbed a woman with a weapon at a private academy in Gangnam District, Seoul, and fled has been arrested by police.

The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul said it arrested A, a man in his 50s who stabbed a woman in her 20s with a weapon at a private academy in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam District, at about 11:50 a.m. on the 21st and fled.

Responding to a report, police analyzed nearby closed-circuit (CC) TV footage and other materials, tracked the suspect, and arrested A in Mapo District.

The injured woman was taken to a nearby hospital and her life is not in danger, according to reports.

Police are questioning A in detail about the circumstances of the crime.

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