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South Korean demonstrator stabs himself in the stomach during rally demanding Japanese apology for its war crimes
Protestor plunged a knife into his stomach during a rally at an airport in South Korea today
Kim Chang-geun, 57, is part of a group calling upon Japan to issue an apology for its actions during the Second World War
By Kerry Mcdermott
PUBLISHED: 17:01 GMT, 4 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:11 GMT, 4 January 2013
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Protester stabs himself in stomach in South Korea - YouTube
Kim Chang-geun, 57, a member of an anti-Japan group, plunged the knife into his stomach at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, today.
The protest was organised to coincide with the arrival in the country of the special envoy of Shinzo Abe, Japan's conservative new prime minister.
Impassioned protest: South Korean protestor Kim Chang-geun (right) is seen stabbing himself in the stomach with a knife during a rally demanding an official apology from Japan for its actions during WWII
Shocking: Stoical Kim Chang-geun knifed himself at the rally at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, today
Photographs show the stoical 57-year-old clasping the blood-stained knife and looking around him at the airport, before wincing as he is eventually led away by police officers.
Pain: The 57-year-old, a member of an anti-Japan civic group, is led away by police officers at the airport
The small islands lie within fishing grounds which may contain large gas deposits.
The protestor, who was seen with blood covering his hands, was taken to hospital in Seoul to be treated for his injury.
Read more: South Korean demonstrator stabs himself in the stomach during rally demanding Japanese apology for its war crimes | Mail Online
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Protestor plunged a knife into his stomach during a rally at an airport in South Korea today
Kim Chang-geun, 57, is part of a group calling upon Japan to issue an apology for its actions during the Second World War
By Kerry Mcdermott
PUBLISHED: 17:01 GMT, 4 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:11 GMT, 4 January 2013
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Protester stabs himself in stomach in South Korea - YouTube
Kim Chang-geun, 57, a member of an anti-Japan group, plunged the knife into his stomach at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, today.
The protest was organised to coincide with the arrival in the country of the special envoy of Shinzo Abe, Japan's conservative new prime minister.
Impassioned protest: South Korean protestor Kim Chang-geun (right) is seen stabbing himself in the stomach with a knife during a rally demanding an official apology from Japan for its actions during WWII
Shocking: Stoical Kim Chang-geun knifed himself at the rally at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, today
Photographs show the stoical 57-year-old clasping the blood-stained knife and looking around him at the airport, before wincing as he is eventually led away by police officers.
Pain: The 57-year-old, a member of an anti-Japan civic group, is led away by police officers at the airport
The small islands lie within fishing grounds which may contain large gas deposits.
The protestor, who was seen with blood covering his hands, was taken to hospital in Seoul to be treated for his injury.
Read more: South Korean demonstrator stabs himself in the stomach during rally demanding Japanese apology for its war crimes | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
