Man suspected of setting fires at two Gangnam buildings arrested
Police arrested a man in his 70s on Tuesday on suspicion of setting fires at two buildings housing patent law firms in Seoul’s Gangnam district seven minutes apart, injuring 19 people. The man was arrested near Dongmyo Station in Jongno-gu at about 4:16 p.m. and taken to Suseo Police Station for questioning, according to police. As he arrived at the station, he reportedly said a patent law firm had cheated him and that he had been preparing for the fires for three days. He is suspected of starti
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