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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.
South Korea's unification minister said tours to the resort would now be suspended pending an investigation.
Kumgang resort is run by an affiliate of South Korea's Hyundai Group and has attracted more than one million South Korean visitors since 1998.
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 since 1998. Unification Minister Kim Ho-nyeon said the woman had been shot after entering a fenced-off military area.
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. He suggested she had been aware she was entering a restricted zone, but said investigations were continuing.
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.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. It is one of two North Korean tourist programmes run by the company.