Rep. Jung Chung-rae of the Democratic Party participates in a campaign for the June 3 local elections in North Chungcheong on May 31. [NEWS1]
The leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties urged candidates in the upcoming local elections to scale back or tone down their campaign activities on Monday following a deadly explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in the central city of Daejeon.
At least five people were killed and two others injured in the explosion, which was reported at 10:59 a.m. in the city located some 140 kilometers (86 miles) south of Seoul.
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Rep. Jung Chung-rae, leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), immediately instructed party candidates and election camps nationwide to suspend their campaign activities.
