Police arrest teens suspected of vandalizing historic Seoul palace
Published: 19 Dec. 2023, 19:55
![Cultural Heritage Administration officials working on the restoration of the walls of Gyeongbok Palace that were vandalized over the weekend. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/12/19/d18bd991-c257-4dff-bb06-419b6b313442.jpg)
Cultural Heritage Administration officials working on the restoration of the walls of Gyeongbok Palace that were vandalized over the weekend. [YONHAP]
Police arrested Tuesday a 17-year-old individual suspected of vandalizing the wall of Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Saturday.
The unidentified teen was taken into custody at 7:08 p.m. at his home in Suwon, Gyeonggi.
Police also apprehended the teen's 16-year-old female accomplice, also in Suwon.
Vandals spray-painted the words "free movies" along with a website address on the wall of the historic palace on Saturday.
A second suspect accused of vandalizing the western gate of Gyeongbok Palace on Sunday turned himself in on Monday.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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