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Man arrested for destroying S.Korea's top treasure

2008/02/12 03:43:29 @Reuters: International News

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Tuesday they arrested a pensioner who confessed to burning down a 600-year-old gate designated as the country's number one national treasure because he was angry about a compensation payment.
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