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South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five' | South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five' |
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A South Korean soldier has shot dead five comrades, injured five more and fled from an outpost near the border with North Korea, officials say. | A South Korean soldier has shot dead five comrades, injured five more and fled from an outpost near the border with North Korea, officials say. |
The army private opened fire on fellow soldiers on Saturday evening at a post in the eastern Gangwon province. | The army private opened fire on fellow soldiers on Saturday evening at a post in the eastern Gangwon province. |
It is not yet clear what motivated him to kill his colleagues. A man hunt is now under way. | It is not yet clear what motivated him to kill his colleagues. A man hunt is now under way. |
Tensions between the North and South have been high, but there is no sign this was a cross-border incident. | Tensions between the North and South have been high, but there is no sign this was a cross-border incident. |
"He shot dead five fellow soldiers, wounded five others and then fled the scene with his rifle and ammunition," an army spokesman was quoted by news agency AFP as saying. | "He shot dead five fellow soldiers, wounded five others and then fled the scene with his rifle and ammunition," an army spokesman was quoted by news agency AFP as saying. |
The shooting took place at an army unit near the border town of Goseong, according to South Korean news agency, Yonhap. | |
Tens of thousands of soldiers from both North and South Korea are stationed along their joint border, one of the most heavily fortified in the world. | Tens of thousands of soldiers from both North and South Korea are stationed along their joint border, one of the most heavily fortified in the world. |