HORRIFIC TERROR ATTACK IN SOUTH KOREA:

134 bodies have been found in a subway train in South Korea following an arson attack today, a television station reported, quoting police. . . .

Another 135 people were injured in the attack which took place at a subway stop in the centre of Daegu, and attempts to rescue passengers trapped underground were hampered by thick smoke and toxic fumes.

Police said a man who appeared to be deranged sprayed flammable liquid in a subway carriage then used a cigarette lighter to ignite a blaze that spread swiftly.

Many of the victims died from smoke inhalation, said medical authorities in Daegu, the country’s fourth largest city some 200km south-east of Seoul.

A 57-year-old man, who was suspected of setting the fire, was taken into custody for questioning, a police officer at Jungbu police station in central Daegu told AFP.

Daegu Police station chief Suh Hyon-Soo said that the suspect was believed to be mentally ill.

Okay, so maybe it’s small-t terror rather than large-T Terror, though one wonders if someone put him up to it. On the other hand there’s this guy who was caught boarding an airplane with gasoline and matches. Probably just a coincidence, as it doesn’t sound very terroristic.

UPDATE: Hmm. When you read this account of the Miami arrest you find this, which makes terrorism seem a bit more likely:

Authorities became more suspicious after examining Ishiguro’s passport which included stamps from Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Pakistan.

Double hmm. (Via Clay Hackney).