This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7501126.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| South Korean 'shot dead in North' | South Korean 'shot dead in North' |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Unification Minister Kim Ho-nyeon said the woman had been shot after entering a fenced-off military area. | Unification Minister Kim Ho-nyeon said the woman had been shot after entering a fenced-off military area. |
| He said a major investigation was under way. | |
| 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 programmes run by the company. | It is one of two North Korean tourist programmes run by the company. |