SEOUL – Police plan to summon for questioning a teenage boy who allegedly placed a brick-sized rock on a high-speed railroad last week, officials said Sunday.
According to Korea Railroad Police and Korail, the state-run railway operator, the incident occurred at around 9 pm on Thursday at Singyeongju Station in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. A rail traffic controller who was monitoring the station via closed-circuit cameras noticed the boy trespassing into the restricted railroad area and placing a rock on the railroad.The railroad section where the rock was placed is used by high-speed trains that run at a maximum speed of up to 300 kilometres per hour, Korail officials explained.
The Korea Railway Police plan to further investigate the boy’s motives. The suspect could face charges of violating the Railway Safety Act. The interrogation will be conducted with a parent or guardian in attendance, officials said. THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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