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Police nab suspect in Namdaemun fire
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Police took into custody on Monday a man suspected of causing the fire that destroyed South Korea's No. 1 national treasure.
The 70-year-old suspect, identified only by his last name "Chae," was apprehended at Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul. Investigators found at his home clothes and a bag similar to those described by witnesses who told police they saw a man appearing to be in his 60s near Namdaemun, the site of the fire, with a backpack and a ladder.
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