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Body of Second Korean Hostage Found

More will die unless prisoners are freed, kidnappers warn

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2007 4:35 AM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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