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![The police seal off a residential area in Eunpyeong District, in northern Seoul, on Saturday as they try to convince an intoxicated man in his 30s with knives to surrender. He threatened to hurt himself in a standoff that lasted for more than two hours. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10321778.jpg?imageId=10321778&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)