(8)S. Korea subway fire kills passengers

(8)S. Korea subway fire kills passengers

TAEGU, South Korea - Two South Korean firefighters check the wreckage of a subway car gutted in a suspected arson attack in the central South Korean city of Taegu on Feb. 18. Yonhap News Agency reported that as many as 100 bodies were found inside the train.

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