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Five S Korea soldiers 'shot dead' South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five'
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Five South Korean soldiers have been killed and five others wounded near the border with North Korea by a member of their own unit, the army says. A South Korean soldier has shot dead five comrades, injured five more and fled from an outpost near the border with North Korea, officials say.
The army private opened fire on comrades on Saturday evening at an outpost in the eastern Gangwon province, then fled. The army private opened fire on fellow soldiers on Saturday evening at a post in the eastern Gangwon province.
Initially Yonhap news agency described the incident as a "military accident". It is not yet clear what motivated him to kill his colleagues. A man hunt is now under way.
Tensions between the North and South have been high, but there is no sign this was a cross-border incident.Tensions between the North and South have been high, but there is no sign this was a cross-border incident.
"He shot dead five fellow soldiers, wounded five others and then fled the scene with his rifle and ammunition," an army spokesman was quoted by news agency AFP as saying.
Tens of thousands of soldiers from both North and South Korea are stationed along their joint border, one of the most heavily fortified in the world.