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Yoon supporter in critical condition after self-immolation

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Police investigate the site where a presumed Yoon supporter set himself on fire in Seoul, March 7. Yonhap

Police investigate the site where a presumed Yoon supporter set himself on fire in Seoul, March 7. Yonhap

A man presumed to support impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was in critical condition Friday after setting himself on fire, police said.

The 79-year-old man, whose name was withheld, set fire to himself on the rooftop of a building near Seoul City Hall at around noon, according to the police.

He was taken to a hospital and remained in serious condition.

The man carried printed materials denouncing the opposition bloc, while supporting Yoon. (Yonhap)