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Seoul arson suspect admits to Gangnam building fires

Police say the man suspected of setting fires at two buildings in Seoul's Gangnam District on Tuesday, injuring 19 people, has admitted to most of the allegations, including planning and carrying out the arson. He cited a personal grudge as his motive, and police have sought a formal arrest warrant on suspicion of arson resulting in injury. The suspect, a man in his 70s, was apprehended about four hours after the fires, near Dongmyo Station, after fleeing by subway. The fires occurred at a seven-story and a ten-story building in Yeoksam-dong, leaving one person in cardiac arrest and 19 injured. Korean media report that the attack has renewed concern over elderly men driven by resentment starting fires.

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