A Man in His 50s Protests on the Arch of Yanghwa Bridge in Seoul... Climbs Up Again for a Sit-in After One Month
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 50s climbed onto the arch of Yanghwa Bridge in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, and has been protesting for over four hours, confronting the police.
According to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station, the man climbed onto the arch at around 11:23 a.m. on the 29th carrying a container filled with gasoline and has not come down as of 4 p.m.
The police and fire authorities, who responded to the report, are controlling one of the four lanes from the southern end to the northern end of Yanghwa Bridge and have installed an air mattress to carry out rescue operations.
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Meanwhile, it is reported that this man also climbed onto the arch of Yanghwa Bridge on the 22nd of last month, dissatisfied with the police's handling of his complaint, and protested for about seven hours before coming down.
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