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Moonies founder 'hurt in crash' | |
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The founder of the controversial Unification Church, better known as the Moonies, has been hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say. | |
Rev Sun Myung Moon, 88, was among several people on the aircraft when it made an emergency landing at Gapyeong, 40km (25 miles) east of Seoul. | |
The Unification Church website said Rev Moon and his wife were "safe". | |
The injured were taken to Cheongshim Hospital, which is owned by the Church, Yonhap news agency reported. | The injured were taken to Cheongshim Hospital, which is owned by the Church, Yonhap news agency reported. |
The agency said the helicopter burst into flames on landing. | |
Police and witnesses said it came down in a mountainous area near the hospital at about 1710 (0810 GMT), AFP news agency said. |