Man in his 60s arrested after setting fire to a bag of bread at Incheon International Airport’s passenger terminal... Police: “Emergency hospitalization arranged because his statements kept changing”

[Financial News] A man in his 60s was arrested by police after using a lighter to set fire to a bag of bread he was carrying at the passenger terminal of Incheon International Airport.
According to Yonhap News Agency on the 23rd, the Incheon International Airport Police Corps detained and is questioning a man in his 60s, identified only as A, on suspicion of setting fire to an ordinary object belonging to him. No damage to facilities or harm to people was reported.
At around 4:56 a.m. that day, A allegedly used a lighter to set fire to a bag of bread he was carrying, at a table on the third floor of Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 in Yeongjong District, Incheon.
A nearby member of the public saw the fire and put it out with a fire extinguisher. The person also detained A.
Police who responded later took custody of A and arranged for emergency hospitalization.
A police official said, “We arranged for A to be hospitalized on an emergency basis because his statements kept changing,” adding, “There was no damage to facilities or harm to anyone.”



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