Monk pronounced dead 2 days after setting himself on fire
Social affairsJan 9, 2017
A South Korean monk was pronounced dead on Monday, two days after he set himself on fire during a mass rally in central Seoul against the country's impeached president, hospital officials said.The monk identified by his surname Seo had been in serious condition since he poured inflammables on his body and burned himself at around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday during the weekly candlelight vigil joined by tens of thousands of people, according to the officials. He, who sustained serious burns all over h