Plane Crash Leads to Suicide Attempt

An airport weatherman attempted suicide after a deadly plane crash, pouring gasoline over himself in the control tower and setting himself afire. Ouyang Kangyen, the control tower weatherman on Matsu island, was in stable condition at a Taipei hospital with burns over 70% of his body. Tsai Tui, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, said the suicide attempt stemmed from public outcry over a crash a day earlier on the island. The Formosa Airlines plane crashed in rain and fog as it tried to land, killing 16 people.