From Yahoo news:
"The residents are demanding unlimited accountability and unlimited compensation from Samsung...
"Three people in the worst-hit district of Taean, about 110 kilometres (69 miles) southwest of Seoul, killed themselves following delays by local officials in distributing emergency government aid. One drank poison and set himself on fire at a protest rally.
"Thousands staged an angry protest in Seoul in January, displaying oil-coated oysters, fish, anchovies and seaweed, while a few protesters pelted the headquarters of Samsung with oily fish. Others used hammers to smash Samsung-made washing machines, TV sets and refrigerators they had brought to the rally.
"The accident happened when a Samsung Heavy Industries barge carrying a construction crane snapped its cables to two tugs in rough seas and rammed the anchored 147,000-ton supertanker Hebei Spirit. The Hong Kong-registered tanker was holed in three places, spilling 10,900 tons of crude.
Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/wl_asia_afp/skoreaoilshippingaccidentenvironment;_ylt=Aib_pxKK_rzPA79ZjGwXHuK9IxIF
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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