{
  "id": 15839351,
  "title": "Arson suspect admits to planning, setting fires at 2 buildings in southern Seoul: police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/arson-suspect-admits-to-planning-setting-fires-at-2-buildings-in-15839351",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261021/arson-suspect-admits-to-planning-setting-fires-at-2-buildings-in-southern-seoul-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man in his 70s has confessed to setting fires at two adjacent patent firms in Seoul's southern Gangnam district, resulting in the injury of 19 people, including one who suffered cardiac arrest. Police apprehended the suspect hours after the arson occurred on Tuesday. According to investigators, the suspect purchased two jerrycans, a lighter, and flammable material near his home in western Seoul on Friday, allegedly in retaliation for the patent firms issuing fake registration certificates. He claimed his motive was to intimidate the firms and draw public attention to their fraudulent practices. Police stated they plan to seek a formal arrest warrant for the suspect on charges of arson resulting in injury following further questioning.",
  "summary": "A man suspected of setting fires at two buildings in southern Seoul that left nearly 20 people injured this week has largely admitted to planning and carrying out the arson, police said Wednesday. The fires at the adjacent buildings in Seoul's southern ward of Gangnam on Tuesday left 19 people injured, including one who was rushed to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest. Police apprehended the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Arson suspect admits to planning, setting fires at 2 buildings in southern Seoul: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/arson-suspect-admits-to-planning-setting-fires-at-2-buildings-in-15838203",
        "published": "2026-10-21T01:53:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Arson suspect admits to planning, setting fires at 2 buildings in southern Seoul: police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/arson-suspect-admits-to-planning-setting-fires-at-2-buildings-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T02:27:03.000Z"
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