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Body of Second Korean Hostage Found

More will die unless prisoners are freed, kidnappers warn

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(Newser) – Afghan police have found the body of a second Korean hostage killed by the Taliban, Reuters reports. The man was shot in the head, and his body found in a clover field close to the spot where 23 Korean missionaries were kidnapped last week. The kidnappers have threatened to kill more hostages unless the Afghan government releases all Taliban rebel prisoners by tomorrow.

The victim is the second male of the group to be killed. Most of the hostages are women. The Afghan government has refused to free Taliban prisoners even as leaders attempt to negotiate the hostages' release. The insurgents suspect the Afghan government and foreign troops are intending to launch a rescue bid to free the hostages, said a Taliban spokesman.

South Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-war rally demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troops in the country, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Police in central Afghanistan at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second...
South Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-war rally demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troops in the country, in Seoul,...   (Associated Press)
fghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents. Afghan officials said they hadn't recovered a body and couldn't confirm the claim. ( AP Photo/Korea Pool)
fghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents. Afghan officials said they hadn't recovered a body and couldn't confirm the claim. ( AP Photo/Korea Pool)   (Associated Press)
This undated photo released from Saemmul Church via Yonhap, Tuesday, July 31, 2007, shows South Korean victim Shim Sung-min, one of the 23 South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that 29-year-old Shim was the second South Korean hostage killed by the Taliban in a standoff where...
This undated photo released from Saemmul Church via Yonhap, Tuesday, July 31, 2007, shows South Korean victim Shim Sung-min, one of the 23 South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry...   (Associated Press)
An unidentified mother, center, and other family members of Sim Sung-min, one of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, cry after watching television news about him in Sungnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Police in central Afghanistan at daybreak Tuesday discovered the body of a second...
An unidentified mother, center, and other family members of Sim Sung-min, one of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, cry after watching television news about him in Sungnam, south of Seoul, South...   (Associated Press)
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