{
  "id": 16140055,
  "title": "Lee calls for proactive prevention of violent crimes to build 'supersafe' society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lee-calls-for-proactive-prevention-of-violent-crimes-to-build-16140055",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261023/lee-calls-for-proactive-prevention-of-violent-crimes-to-build-supersafe-society"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung emphasized the urgent need for proactive measures to prevent violent crimes during a pan-government meeting on Friday. This appeal for action came in the wake of a string of violent incidents that have instilled deep public safety concerns. The president highlighted the recent stabbing spree targeting random individuals in Incheon, a neighboring city to Seoul, where several people were injured, including one in cardiac arrest. Additionally, a suspected arson incident at two buildings in southern Seoul left 19 people injured, with one seriously affected. The president expressed strong disapproval of the government's failure to prevent these crimes, especially considering the prior warning signs in one of the cases, which involved a man who stabbed his mother-in-law to death and kidnapped his estranged wife. He underscored that the Korean populace should no longer live in constant fear of their personal safety in their daily lives.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called for proactive efforts to prevent violent crimes to ensure a \"supersafe\" society following a series of violent crimes targeting random victims or family members. The president made the remarks at a pan-government meeting aimed at building a supersafe country amid heightened public safety fears following a stabbing spree targeting random people at a building…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Lee Calls for Early Detection of Signals in Violent Crimes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lee-calls-for-early-detection-of-signals-in-violent-crimes",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:03:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee calls for proactive prevention of violent crimes to build 'supersafe' society",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lee-calls-for-proactive-prevention-of-violent-crimes-to-build",
        "published": "2026-10-23T02:05:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}