Chinese Nationals Identified as Suspects in Vandalism at Chinese Restaurant Named 'Xi Jinping' Have Fled the Country

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During the Chuseok holiday, intruders broke into a Chinese restaurant in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, named after Chinese President Xi Jinping, spray-painting the interior and covering up the restaurant's sign. Four Chinese nationals have been identified as suspects, but by the time the report was filed with the police, they had already fled to China.

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Men with their faces covered by hats and masks enter the restaurant, spray-painting various spots around the counter and carving sharp gouges into the chairs with a weapon.

They also completely cover up the restaurant sign reading "Xi Jinping" outside the store with paint.

The vandalism at the Chinese restaurant located in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, occurred at around 2:30 a.m. on the 24th.

According to police investigations, the act was committed by four Chinese men in their 20s to 40s.

By the time the victimized business owner reported the incident to the police at around 8:30 a.m., the suspects had already fled to various parts of China via Incheon International Airport.

The victimized owner believes that because the restaurant's name is the same as that of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Chinese nationals harbored dissatisfaction and committed the crime.

[Victimized Owner : All the refrigerator doors were left open, and they sprayed something like pesticide on them. It's because of the store name, so I suppose I'll have to change the name.]

A police official said, "It appears that the gang entered the country a month before the crime and carried out the act during the Chuseok holiday when the restaurant was closed."

The police plan to request an entry notification from relevant authorities and pursue the suspects through international judicial cooperation.

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Gray smoke billows ceaselessly from a factory.

At around 9:00 a.m. yesterday (the 27th), a fire broke out at a power generation facility in Seokmun-myeon, Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.

[Witness : Suddenly, like something out of an animation, sparks flared up and panels flew around, so we were startled and all took cover.]

While there were no casualties, most of two factory buildings were burned down, and the fire was completely extinguished about 13 hours later at around 10:15 p.m. yesterday.

(Video Editing: Ahn Ye-jin | Design: Han Heung-soo | Photo courtesy of Dangjin Fire Station)
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