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Man burns Singapore legislator for gift ire
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January 12, 2009, Monday
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A SINGAPOREAN member of parliament was attacked and set on fire yesterday by a 70-year-old man who was angry at not being given a lunar new year gift, the country's state broadcaster said.
Seng Han Thong was taken to hospital with between 10 and 15 percent burns after the assault during a ceremony to present new year gifts at a community club, Channel NewsAsia reported on its Website.
The chairman of a nearby temple, Aw Swee Seng, who organized the event, also suffered burns in the rare attack in the Southeast Asian city-state known for its safety.
"A man ran in, lit a bottle of kerosene and threw it at Mr Seng. Half of Mr Seng's hair was burnt ... His back suffered burns as well," a witness named Zhang was quoted as saying. "The man who threw the bottle tried to escape, but some people caught him."
Singapore was the first country in Asia to fall into a recession last year.
It has one of the highest GDP per capita in the world, ahead of the United States on 2007 figures, but ranks alongside Kenya for income disparity.
Seng Han Thong was taken to hospital with between 10 and 15 percent burns after the assault during a ceremony to present new year gifts at a community club, Channel NewsAsia reported on its Website.
The chairman of a nearby temple, Aw Swee Seng, who organized the event, also suffered burns in the rare attack in the Southeast Asian city-state known for its safety.
"A man ran in, lit a bottle of kerosene and threw it at Mr Seng. Half of Mr Seng's hair was burnt ... His back suffered burns as well," a witness named Zhang was quoted as saying. "The man who threw the bottle tried to escape, but some people caught him."
Singapore was the first country in Asia to fall into a recession last year.
It has one of the highest GDP per capita in the world, ahead of the United States on 2007 figures, but ranks alongside Kenya for income disparity.
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