Olympic torch protests rock Korean capital
Published Date:
28 April 2008
By MARGARET NEIGHBOUR
CHINESE students clashed with anti-Beijing demonstrators at the Olympic torch relay yesterday in Seoul, South Korea, throwing rocks and punches during the latest troubled stop on the flame's global journey.
Thousands of police guarded the torch from activists protesting against China's treatment of North Korean refugees.
In an attempt to halt the torch's progress, a North Korean defector tried to set himself on fire. Son Jong Hoon, 45, led an unsuccessful public campaign to save his brother from execution in the north, where he was accused of spying after the two met secretly in China.
About an hour into the relay, Mr Son doused himself with petrol in the middle of a street, but police quickly surrounded him and carried him away before he could set himself alight.
Police deployed 8,000 officers to protect the relay.
The full article contains 144 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 April 2008 9:50 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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