Four suspects involved in a "lacquer attack" at a Chinese restaurant in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, have been identified as Chinese nationals.
According to Yonhap News Agency on September 27, the Bundang police have identified the suspects, aged between 20 and 40, including a man in his 40s, who are facing charges of joint property damage.
On September 24, at approximately 2:40 a.m., the suspects allegedly broke into the restaurant in Seongnam's Bundang District, where they vandalized the interior with lacquer and paint, and sprayed an unidentified substance believed to be pesticide on food ingredients.
The suspects, who concealed their faces with masks and hats, carried out the act for about an hour before taking a taxi to a motel in Seoul's Seongdong District. Three of them fled to Incheon International Airport in the morning, while one left in the afternoon.
They are reported to have escaped to locations including Yantai and Shanghai in China.
A police official stated, "We confirmed that all four suspects fled in a taxi after the crime and quickly identified them, but by then, they had already boarded their flight." The police plan to continue tracking the suspects through international judicial cooperation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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