Koreans commemorate patriot Ahn Jung-geun on Oct 26th

Commemorative events will be held in Seoul and the Chinese city of Harbin on Friday to mark the day Korean patriot Ahn Jung-geun assassinated a Japanese politician as part of the resistance against Japanese colonialism. On October 26th, 1909 at a train station in Harbin, China, patriot Ahn shot the Japanese supervisor of Korea ( )Ito Hirobumi, who had played a major part in Japan's annexation of Korea in the 1900s.Ahn's move was aimed at helping Korea regain its sovereignty and independence.Ahn was imprisoned and put to death in 1910. His famous essay "On Peace in East Asia" remains unfinished.