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Taliban: Korea Paid $4M Ransom

Commander says Seoul paid millions to release hostages

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2008 9:40 AM CST

(Newser) – The Taliban released 21 South Korean hostages five months ago only after Seoul paid at least $4 million in ransom, a senior insurgent commander now claims. Contrary to South Korea's official denial to Newsweek that money changed hands, the commander said freeing the missionaries without...   Read full story »

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