A Man in His 50s Climbs Yanghwa Bridge Arch Again After 15 Days... Third Time in Two Months

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 50s who climbed onto the arch of Yanghwa Bridge and staged protests twice out of dissatisfaction with police complaint handling has climbed onto the arch again after two weeks.

According to the police and fire authorities, at around 1:54 PM on the 13th, Mr. A climbed onto the arch and has not come down yet, currently confronting the police.

Police and fire authorities who responded to the report are controlling one of the four lanes from the south end to the north end of Yanghwa Bridge and have installed an air mattress to carry out rescue operations.

This man also climbed the same spot on September 22 and last month on the 29th, staging protests for about 7 hours and 6 hours respectively before coming down on his own.

He hung a banner on the arch that read, "A police station in Gyeonggi-do received a theft case years ago but has not proceeded with it."

A fire official stated, "It does not seem that he brought gasoline or hazardous materials," and added, "Rescue operations are underway."

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