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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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 Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject: Explosions at Seoul Station and Gangnam Express Bus Terminal |
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Story here:
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| Police are investigating two explosions at Seoul Station and Gangnam Express Bus Terminal about 30 minutes apart on Thursday. |
More at the link. This morning on YTN news, I saw cops outfitted like those at Incheon Airport patrolling Seoul Station. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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thank goodness no one was hurt  |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| So, now, we have terrorism in this country. I wonder if North Korea might be behind this. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't recall exactly how the lockers at Seoul Station work; however, I do remember the user must scan their fingerprint at some point during the process. Does the user do that before or after placing their belongings an available locker? |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ED209 wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
Are we in China?... |
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SMOE NSET
Joined: 25 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| hondaicivic wrote: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
Are we in China?... |
It was the reason why the guy burned down Namdaemun. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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So let's get a list of the usual suspects
A) Islamic Terrorist
B) North Korean Operative
C) Disgruntled Former Employee
D) Bureaucratic "Victim"
E) Hinckley-esque Netizen
F) Cultist
G) Mad Scientist
I) Doom-influenced Gamer
J) Cracked Divorcee
K) Pressure Packed Student
I picked C but its Korea so K or E are distinct possibilities. |
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NohopeSeriously
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: The Christian Right-Wing Educational Republic of Korea
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 4:33 am Post subject: |
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I'm guessing the culprit is a university student who is against this right wing government.
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| Are we in China?... |
Ever since President Lee Myung-bak came into power, South Korea is looking more like China. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| If you drove through my neighborhood you could be forgiven for guessing it was Berlin, 1945. Everyday one or more buildings are torn down for urban development. The former residents are not happy. If any of them were under 60, I'd say they were prime suspects for these incidents. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| ED209 wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
or...
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936231
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A string of explosions at two major Seoul transportation hubs last week were an individual�s attempt to manipulate stock prices for his own monetary gain, police said yesterday, three days after they launched a terrorism probe into the attacks.
The explosions, which caused no injuries, occurred about an hour apart on Thursday - the first at Seoul Station and then at the Seoul Express Bus Terminal.
Police on Saturday took custody of a 43-year-old man, identified only by his last name of Kim, and two other men on suspicion of placing homemade explosives inside lockers set up at both locations, triggering the explosions involving what appeared to be butane tanks connected to electrical wires.
Kim led the group and hoped to make large profits from his investments in futures options by driving down stock prices through the attacks, police said.
Kim had been struggling to repay his debts after failing to make profits from a separate set of money he borrowed and invested in the stock market after his release from prison in July 2010, they said. |
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ZIFA
Joined: 23 Feb 2011
Location: Dici che il fiume..Trova la via al mare
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| hondaicivic wrote: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
Are we in China?... |
Compulsory purchase has happened often and on a wide scale.
How do you think they have been able to build all those highways and residential areas over the past 20 - 50 years?
Not everyone has been satisfied with the compensation given to them. Some people have not only lost property but livelihoods as well. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| ED209 wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| 10 bucks says disgruntled former transit worker. |
Or someone whose home was land grabbed by the government. |
or...
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936231
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A string of explosions at two major Seoul transportation hubs last week were an individual�s attempt to manipulate stock prices for his own monetary gain, police said yesterday, three days after they launched a terrorism probe into the attacks.
The explosions, which caused no injuries, occurred about an hour apart on Thursday - the first at Seoul Station and then at the Seoul Express Bus Terminal.
Police on Saturday took custody of a 43-year-old man, identified only by his last name of Kim, and two other men on suspicion of placing homemade explosives inside lockers set up at both locations, triggering the explosions involving what appeared to be butane tanks connected to electrical wires.
Kim led the group and hoped to make large profits from his investments in futures options by driving down stock prices through the attacks, police said.
Kim had been struggling to repay his debts after failing to make profits from a separate set of money he borrowed and invested in the stock market after his release from prison in July 2010, they said. |
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Man, that one is out of left field. Then again the phrase "Terrorism used financial gain" recalls some Bush-Cheney theories. |
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