Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.

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