VIDEO Man throws firebomb at Supreme Court chief's car in Seoul

The rear tire of the car carrying Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su catch fire from the firebomb attack by an elderly man, Tuesday morning at the front gate in Seocho, Seoul. Yonhap

By Jung Da-min

An elderly man threw a firebomb at a vehicle carrying Supreme Court Chief Justice Kim Myeong-su Tuesday morning.

Video: https://bit.ly/2QqdSWD (from Yonhapnews YouTube channel)

The attack happened at 9:08 a.m. when the man, surnamed Nam, 74, lit a 500-milliliter plastic bottle containing paint thinner and threw it at Kim's car as it entered the court's front gate in Seocho, Seoul.

The car's right rear tire caught fire, but a security guard put it out with an extinguisher.

No one was injured. Kim did not get out of the car.

Nam had been staging a one-man protest there for the past three months, according to police.

After being arrested, Nam told police he was upset about his claim not being accepted during a civil action he was involved in and bought the thinner at a paint store in Euljiro, central Seoul.