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Three Japanese Unification Church members set themselves on fire in South Korea today before the first anniversary of the death of the controversial church founder Sun Myung Moon, a report said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two women and one man had doused themselves with paint thinner and set themselves alight<\/strong> in a village at the church’s global headquarters in Gapyeong east of Seoul, Yonhap news agency said.<\/p>\n

They suffered severe burns and two of them were in serious condition, it added. Church officials were not available for comment.<\/p>\n

Moon died at the age of 92 on September 3 last year, but followers observe August 23 as the first anniversary of his passing according to the lunar calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moon<\/strong>, revered by his followers but described by critics as a charlatan who brainwashed church members, was a deeply divisive figure whose shadowy business dealings once saw him jailed in the United States.<\/p>\n

The teachings of the Unification Church are based on the Bible but with new interpretations. Moon saw his role as completing the unfulfilled mission of Jesus to restore humanity to a state of “sinless” purity.<\/p>\n

While the church claims a worldwide following of three million, experts suggest the core membership is far smaller.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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