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South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five' [View all]
Source: BBC
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.
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.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27957588
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