Farmer Sets Himself Ablaze at Memorial
From Times Wire Reports
A South Korean farmer was in critical condition after setting himself on fire during a memorial for a fellow farmer who killed himself to protest world trade talks in Mexico.
Park Dong Ho, 31, suffered severe burns at the service in North Kyongsang province Thursday after pouring gasoline on himself and lighting it.
The suicide of Lee Kyung Hae, who stabbed himself over the World Trade Organization’s talks to open up agricultural markets, triggered protests in South Korea over the government’s farm policies.
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