A man in his 60s was injured in a gas explosion at his home in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, after trying to kill insects using a butane torch, local fire authorities said Tuesday.
The nationwide torch relay for the 2024 Gangwon Youth Olympics started Wednesday at Seoul Plaza in central Seoul, marking 100 days before the Games begin.
The Olympic flame was lit at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens on Tuesday using the sun's rays and then passed to the official torch for the 2024 Gangwon Youth Olympics
Mayor Jang Sae-yong of Gumi, North Gyeongsang, holds a torch with other torchbearers on Monday at the torch relay kickoff ceremony of the 102nd National Sports Festival (Oct. 8 to 14) and the 41st National Para Games (Oct. 20 to 25).
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