Five soldiers were killed and five others wounded after a South Korean soldier went on a shooting spree at a general outpost in the country's border town with North Korea on Saturday, military officers said.
According to the military, an unidentified South Korean sergeant serving his duty with an Army unit in this eastern town of Goseong, Gangwon Province, went on a shooting rampage at about 8:15 p.m., which led to the casualties.
The suspect was on the loose with a gun and ammunition, prompting the military to launch an operation to catch him, the military said.
The unit is near the border town with North Korea, but the incident has nothing to do with the communist country, according to Army officers.
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
A SOUTH KOREAN SARGEANT SERVING HIS DUTY KILLS 5 SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS IN GOSEONG, GANGWAN PROVINCE NEAR THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
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