7.30.2007

second south korean hostage killed

Police in Aghanistan have discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage killed by the Taliban. A purported Taliban spokesman claimed the hostage was killed because the Afghan government failed to release imprisoned insurgents: Police find body of 2nd slain SKorean. The victim's body was found on the side of the road in the village of Arizo Kalley in Andar District. This ordeal has gripped the entire nation of South Korea, as well as shone a global spotlight on the country's missionary efforts abroad. The hostages are members of Saemmul Church from Bundang, near Seoul: Asia's Apostles

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