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Deadly fire at subway in South Korea many dead and injured
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 6:29 am
by cycloneye
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/e ... index.html
But so far this tragedy has nothing to do with a terrorist act but it was a man that aparently has mental problems and he set the fire aboard a subway car but he is under investigation to see the real motives for him to do what he did.
Sadly more than 100 are dead and over 100 injured.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:56 am
by Rob-TheStormChaser
Watch and see how many people care about this compared to our Chicago tragedy. Wont be much, even though loss of life in tragic ways isnt good for anyone....just that we are in bad ties with these people and most people here wont care as much until it hits home.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 12:40 pm
by JQ Public
I care! (But i know what you mean rob) Best wishes to the families and friends of the vicitims. Two of my friends will be going to school in korea during the summer so i hope this isn't a reoccuring problem

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 12:43 pm
by chadtm80
so i hope this isn't a reoccuring problem
Me either
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:45 pm
by wx247
120 dead, 134 injured, and 165 missing at last count. Yeesh! This is a major story and I am ashamed it is not getting the press/sympathy it deserves.
Garrett

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 1:50 pm
by VanceWxMan
I remember riding in the subway in Korea and could not even imagine what to do if the car i was riding in was attacked like that :bo my heart goes out to the peeps in Korea and so does my prayers
Aaron
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:07 pm
by cycloneye
Garrett if this tragedy were in the US you can imagine the extensive coverage all day long but I only haved seen a few moments this morning in a transmision from Seoul on CNN.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:10 pm
by JQ Public
i agree...and i haven't really seen much about this or the chicago tragedy on fox news, but they are relentless with the darn laci peterson case. I mean its sad, but this is one regular person. There are more important matters in the world.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:06 pm
by Rainband
IMHO fire is the worst way to go..God bless all the victims and their family

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:26 pm
by southerngale
I saw quite a bit of coverage about both stories on Fox News. (and CNN for that matter) Of course the subway fire would have gotten more attention if it happened here at home. But that is just logical...it's always that way. If it wasn't, our cable news stations would constantly be covering foreign news. :?
It is a real tragedy though. I feel so sorry for those people on the subway and can't imagine what they went through. It is truly horrific and senseless.
As far as Laci Peterson goes, I do want to know what happened to her. And I don't think she needs to be a movie star or a political figure for her to be "important." Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC have all given extensive coverage to this case.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:53 pm
by Rob-TheStormChaser
I guess it was a milk container with liquid inside....like a molotav cocktail.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:59 pm
by cycloneye
Yes Rob that was it and the guy is a mental retarded person nothing related to terrorism.
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:57 pm
by weatherlover427
It is indeed sad how the news networks give tons of attention to domestic stories and hardly anything to international news. I am glad that his is not terroristic in nature; but it is unfortunate that it happened in the first place.
