Cops thwart online group suicide bid in S.Korea

SEOUL: South Korean police said yesterday they have foiled an Internet-based group suicide attempt, as media reports warned that the practice is spreading in the country.

Five people who had agreed online to kill themselves were stopped by police at a Seoul hotel on Sunday, Seodaemun district police said in a statement.

The group were allowed to return home but police said one may face a charge of abetting suicide since he opened a website on the subject.