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Man sentenced to 12-year prison term for arson on Seoul subway

Summary by The Korea Times
A Seoul court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for attempted murder in setting fire to a subway train in May. The 67-year-old man, surnamed Won, was charged with attempting to murder 160 passengers, including himself, and injuring six of them by pouring gasoline on the floor of a moving train and setting it on fire in the Yeouinaru Station-Mapo Station section of Seoul's Subway Line 5 on May 31. The Seoul Southern District Court …

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The Korea Times broke the news in Korea, Republic of on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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