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| A South Korean woman has been shot dead by a North Korean soldier while visiting a resort in the North Korean mountains, reports say. | A South Korean woman has been shot dead by a North Korean soldier while visiting a resort in the North Korean mountains, reports say. |
| The shooting took place at the Kumgang resort on the east coast. | The shooting took place at the Kumgang resort on the east coast. |
| The circumstances surrounding the shooting of the woman, said to be in her 50s, are not yet clear. | The circumstances surrounding the shooting of the woman, said to be in her 50s, are not yet clear. |
| The resort is run by an affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai Group and has attracted more than one million South Korean visitors. | |
| Reports quoting the South Korean news agency Yonhap and the Hyundai Asan tour company suggest the woman was shot after straying into a restricted military area. | |
| Officials from the South's ministry of unification are said to be looking into the incident, but there has as yet been no official comment. | |
| The Kumgang mountain resort offers South Koreans hotels, stores, a golf course and a spa. But it is also situated in a strategic naval zone and has a heavy military presence. | |
| It is one of two North Korean tourist programs run by the company. |