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| South Korea's ex-president 'dies' | South Korea's ex-president 'dies' |
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| Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died of head injuries after falling into a ravine while climbing a mountain, local media say. | Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died of head injuries after falling into a ravine while climbing a mountain, local media say. |
| Mr Roh, 62, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, according to Yonhap news agency. | Mr Roh, 62, was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, according to Yonhap news agency. |
| Police said they were trying to determine whether the death was an accident or suicide. | Police said they were trying to determine whether the death was an accident or suicide. |
| The former president left office in February 2008 and had been under investigation for alleged bribery. | The former president left office in February 2008 and had been under investigation for alleged bribery. |
| "President Roh fell down a mountain. He was transported to a hospital where doctors said he had been dead upon arrival. But his death has not yet been officially confirmed," a spokesman of the National Police Agency told the AFP news agency. | |
| "We're investigating whether he fell by accident or committed suicide," he said. | |
| A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster ride, with his party hit by scandal and infighting. | A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster ride, with his party hit by scandal and infighting. |
| He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated. | He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated. |