Bizzare Arson of South Korea's top national treasure
SEOUL -- Police have arrested a suspect in a fire that destroyed a 610-year-old landmark gate considered South Korea's top national treasure, media reports said today. Police arrested a 70-year-old man, only identified his family name Chae, on Ganghwa Island, just west of Seoul, today, Yonhap news agency said, citing an unnamed police officer. Cable news network YTN also carried a similar report. The fire broke out Sunday night and burned down the wooden structure at the top of the Namdaemun gate, which once formed part of a wall that encircled the South Korean capital. The structure collapsed as hundreds of firefighters attempted to put the blaze under control, officials said. The gate's large stone base remained intact. Police said the suspect's physical appearance and outfit matched those of a person witnesses said climbed up the stairs of the gate shortly before the fire started. Police also found a backpack and an aluminum ladder at Chae's house that the witnesses