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S. Korean tries to set herself on fire near G20
2010-11-11 13:41
SEOUL - Police say a South Korean woman tried to set herself on fire near the Seoul convention center where the Group of 20 leaders' summit will take place.
Police detain a protester who poured thinner over herself in a failed attempt to set herself on fire, as she shouts during a demonstration outside the Convention and Exhibition (COEX) Centre, the venue of the G20 Summit, in Seoul November 11, 2010. The woman was shouting "Oppose G20!" and "President Lee Myung-bak must be responsible for the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun!". World leaders are gathering in Seoul on Thursday and Friday for the Group of 20 summit aimed at safeguarding the global economic recovery and defusing trade and currency tensions. [Photo/Agencies]
Police say the woman doused herself with paint thinner and then shouted, "I oppose the G-20" as she tried to set herself on fire Thursday morning.
Security guards stopped her and say she wasn't hurt. She was taken in for questioning.
Seoul authorities are on high alert as the summit gets under way later Thursday with more than 30 leaders from the world's major and emerging economies taking part.