{
  "id": 16048550,
  "title": "Court issues arrest warrant for suspect in patent firm arson attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-suspect-in-patent-firm-arson-attacks-16048550",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T13:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261022/court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-suspect-in-patent-firm-arson-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for a man in his 70s on Thursday, suspected of setting fires at two patent firms in southern Seoul earlier in the week, resulting in 19 injuries. The Seoul Central District Court deemed the suspect a flight risk in the arson case, charging him with arson resulting in injuries. He was apprehended just hours after the fires in the Gangnam district. The fires left one person in cardiac arrest. Police allege the motive was a personal grudge against the firms, claiming they defrauded him with fake patent registration certificates. The suspect informed investigators he purchased a jerrycan, lighter, and flammable materials near his western Seoul home on Friday. Authorities are reviewing his psychiatric records and contemplating additional charges of attempted murder, based on his stated search for a specific individual before the arson. The man had previously served a two and a half year sentence.",
  "summary": "A Seoul court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a man in his 70s suspected of setting fires at two buildings in southern Seoul earlier this week, leaving 19 people injured. The Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant on charges of arson resulting in injuries, saying the man is a flight risk. The suspect was taken into custody hours after setting fires at two patent firms in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}