Police seek arrest warrant for man over Seoul arson attacks that injured 19
Police said Wednesday they have sought a formal arrest warrant for a man on suspicion of arson resulting in injury after he set fires at two buildings in southern Seoul earlier this week, leaving 19 people injured. The suspect was taken into custody hours after setting fires at separate patent firms housed in the two buildings in Seoul's Gangnam district Tuesday. The incident left 19 people…
Police in Seoul have formally requested an arrest warrant for an older man suspected of setting two buildings ablaze, resulting in 19 people being injured. The suspect was apprehended soon after the arson attacks took place at two patent firms located in Seoul's Gangnam district on Tuesday. Following the incidents, one victim required emergency medical attention, including being rushed to a hospital and placed in cardiac arrest.
The suspect confessed to investigators that he acquired two jerrycans, a lighter, and flammable materials near his residence in western Seoul on Friday. He claimed that the patent firms had defrauded him by providing false patent registration certificates, leading him to commit the act of arson as a way to make a statement and warn others.
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