On the 15th, when an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk-yeol was executed, a man in his 60s set himself on fire near the Government Complex Gwacheon in Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, where the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (PCC) is located, and was transported to a hospital.


Ambulance. Photo by Yonhap News

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According to the police and fire authorities, at around 8:05 PM that day, a man set himself on fire on the lawn next to the civil service parking lot at the Government Complex Gwacheon.


Firefighters extinguished the fire at around 8:21 PM, and the man was transported to the hospital at 8:25 PM, four minutes later. An official stated, "The burns are severe, and his condition is critical."



The police are verifying the identity of the man and investigating the exact circumstances of the incident by questioning witnesses and others.


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