Daegu Dalseo Police Station on the 23rd arrested and is under investigation of a man in his 40s, identified as A, on suspicion of attempting arson for boarding the subway while carrying an igniting device.
According to police, A around 8:35 a.m. boarded a train at Jincheon Station on Subway Line 1 in Jincheon-dong, Dalseo-gu, holding a lighter and a spray-type insecticide. A was apprehended by police after a citizen's report, and no fire broke out on the train.
Police are investigating A over the intent behind possessing the insecticide and the lighter.
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