Crime and courts · South Korea
Seoul arson suspect referred to prosecution for attempted murder
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Police referred the suspect in last week's arson fire at two buildings in southern Seoul to prosecutors Thursday, pressing additional charges of attempted murder after determining that the crime was premeditated with intent to kill random people. The suspect in his 70s, surnamed Lee, was taken into custody on Oct. 20 shortly after setting fires at two patent firms in two separate buildings in Seoul's Gangnam Ward. The blazes left 26 people injured, including a patent attorney, who suffered cardi
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