Topic: Kim Seon-dong

Korea's Tear Gas Lawmaker Is Now a National Hero

AP

A week after a South Korean lawmaker set off a tear gas bomb in a parliamentary session, police there haven't brought charges against him and some in the country are hailing him as a hero.

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