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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Apr 17, 2019, 03:37 AM Apr 2019

South Korean arsonist kills neighbours fleeing fire - police

Source: BBC

A man in South Korea has set his flat on fire and then stabbed building residents as they tried to flee, killing five people, police said.

Thirteen others were injured in the incident that took place in Jinju in the south of the country.
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His motivation was not clear, however police said it was because of overdue wages, according to Yonhap news agency.
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The victims include a 12-year-old girl, a man in his 70s, two women in their 60s and one woman in her 30s, reported Yonhap.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-47957834



Jesus. You might say he is just clearly insane, but this took planning.
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South Korean arsonist kills neighbours fleeing fire - police (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 OP
what the hell? Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #1
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