The South Korean military says a young marine who shot and killed four of his colleagues Monday had shown signs of mental illness before the incident. The 19-year-old corporal, identified only as Kim, also wounded one other marine when he opened fire at a barracks on Gangwha island, west of Seoul. He has been hospitalized […]
Mental Illness Suspected in South Korean Marine’s Rampage
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
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South Korean Marine Kills 4 Colleagues
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a marine corporal opened fire on colleagues at a frontline guard post Monday, killing four and wounding one. A military spokesman said the corporal was on duty at the Yellow Sea island base of Ganghwa island, 70 kilometers west of Seoul. The official said the dead included at least one […]
South Korean Marine Kills 3 Colleagues
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a marine corporal opened fire on colleagues at a frontline guard post Monday, killing three and wounding two. A military spokesman said the corporal was on duty at the Yellow Sea island base of Ganghwa island, 70 kilometers west of Seoul. The official said the dead included one officer and […]
Pakistan Forces Accused of Killing Unarmed Man
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Karachi on Thursday of a young man whose killing by Pakistani paramilitary forces was recorded and aired on local television. Sarfaraz Shah was killed Wednesday in a park in the southern Pakistani port city. A video of his death, which was posted on the video website YouTube, shows […]
5 Killed in Shootings in Arizona
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Arizona say five people have been killed in a series of shootings that forced officials to lock down a school and government buildings. Police spokesman Clint Norred says one other person was injured in the shootings Thursday in Arizona’s Yuma County. He says the shootings are connected. Norred would not confirm whether the […]
