South Korean Man Self-Immolates Outside Japan Embassy

A South Korean man has set himself on fire outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul during a protest against Tokyo's World World II-era atrocities. South Korean media said the 80-year-old suffered non-life-threatening burns and was taken away by ambulance after protesters doused the fire. His motive was not immediately clear. It occurred just steps away from where protesters were demanding justice for the hundreds of thousands of South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves in...

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