Six killed in South Korea killing spree

A financially strapped South Korean man went on an arson and stabbing rampage in Seoul yesterday, leaving six people dead and seven others wounded, police said.
The 31-year-old suspect, identified only by his surname, Jeong, first set fire to his room in a low-cost lodging facility in southern Seoul and then stabbed other residents with a sashimi knife while fleeing the fire, police said.
Five people were stabbed to death and another died after jumping out of a window to escape the blaze, police said.
Seven others were wounded, including four seriously, and the death toll could rise, according to police.