Tuesday, 18. February 2003

Fatal arson attack on S Korea subway


At least 100 people have been killed and many others injured in a fire on an underground train in the South Korean city of Daegu.

MBC-TV said that one of its reporters went down to the fire site wearing a gas mask and saw "dozens" of charred bodies in subway cars. A further 97 people are reported to be missing, officials said.

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