S Korea Mourns Subway Victims

World | February 23, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

Grieving citizens of South Korea have observed a minute's silence in memory of the people killed in an underground train fire in the city of Daegu. Sirens wailed while church and temple bells tolled to mark the start of the citywide mourning for the victims of the apparent arson attack at the tail end of Tuesday morning's rush hour. At least 133 people died - many trapped as their carriages became infernos - and a similar number were injured, many seriously. The inquiry into the tragedy at the Jungangno station is continuing and police have said at least six railway staff will be charged with negligence.

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