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Police arrest teens suspected of vandalizing historic Seoul palace

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Cultural Heritage Administration officials working on the restoration of the walls of Gyeongbok Palace that were vandalized over the weekend. [YONHAP]
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]

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