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A corporal in South Korea's marine corps has killed four fellow marines and injured another in a shooting rampage at an island base near the country's border with North Korea, according to a military spokesman.
The corporal, identified by his surname Kim, opened fire in the barracks on Monday morning, killing three fellow marines at the scene, Colonel Kim Tae-eun, the marine corps spokesman, told Al Jazeera.
The fourth marine died while being transported via helicopter to a military hospital in Gimpo, a suburb located west of Seoul, the capital, the spokesman said.
The corporal, was taken into custody on Ganghwa island, located 70km west of Seoul, near the border and is currently being treated for injuries obtained from hurling a hand grenade in an attempted suicide, Kim said.
He said an investigation team has been launched to probe the corporal's motive for the killing spree.
Monday's shooting is the worst to happen in South Korean military since 2005, when a soldier killed eight colleagues and wounded several others after tossing a hand grenade and opening fire at a front-line army unit.
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The soldier later explained his motive as rage against superiors who verbally assaulted him.
The 2005 incident raised questions about the level of discipline in South Korea's 650,000-strong military.
Two-year military service is mandatory for all able-bodied South Korean men, under a conscription system aimed at deterring aggression from North Korea.
The two Koreas technically remain in a state of war after the devastating 1950-1953 Korean War that ended in an armistice not a peace treaty.
South Korea stations hundreds of marines on front-line islands within easy striking distance of North Korea.
Last year North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong island, killing two civilians and two marines. Tension has taken a toll on South Korea's marines, who would take the brunt of any North Korean attack.
The South Korean military has beefed up marines' combat readiness on a cluster of bases in the Yellow Sea and increased high-tech weapons systems on the islands facing the North.
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worst korea
[QUOTE=Rolond Returns;30964457]worst korea[/QUOTE]
Do you know how old that joke is? Seriously, give it a rest, it stopped being funny a year ago.
Why is it that every one from BOTH Korea's has the name "Kim" somewhere in his or her name?
[QUOTE=valkery;30964621]Why is it that every one from BOTH Korea's has the name "Kim" somewhere in his or her name?[/QUOTE]
Because the peninsula used to be one whole country?
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;30964674]Because the peninsula used to be one whole country?[/QUOTE]
But then China happened.
[QUOTE=Itsjustguy;30964728]But then China happened.[/QUOTE]
And US.
Kim kills people!
but kim also kills people!
You wouldn't believe how far some people here will go to avoid military conscription. One of my uncles starved himself for a month and another uncle did the opposite and gorged himself, and that's tame compared to some stories I read in the news.
Honestly, it's just a huge dick-waving contest between both sides as of now.
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[QUOTE=Bean Shoot;30965161]You wouldn't believe how far some people here will go to avoid military conscription. One of my uncles starved himself for a month and another uncle did the opposite and gorged himself, and that's tame compared to some stories I read in the news.
Honestly, it's just a huge dick-waving contest between both sides as of now.[/QUOTE]
Can't you just tell them your gay?
Or are the united states the ones these days denying gays to serve in the military?
[QUOTE=Novistador;30965766]Can't you just tell them your gay?
Or are the united states the ones these days denying gays to serve in the military?[/QUOTE]
Not even Korea is backwards enough to ban gay people from their military.
[QUOTE=Novistador;30965766]Can't you just tell them your gay?
Or are the united states the ones these days denying gays to serve in the military?[/QUOTE]
They can deny them and dishonorably discharge them on the basis that they might "act inappropriately".
If you refuse to go or get kicked out of the military, there's pressure everywhere from everyone, and you most likely won't be able to find a good job. My mom told me about a friend who was a Jehovah's Witness and went to jail for being a conscientious objector. Pretty sure he had a promising future ahead too.
Completely backwards for a country that prides itself on its advancements.
For a second I was expecting something about a soldier going batshit and attacking the North Koreans, with that misleading picture and all.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;30964779]And US.[/QUOTE]
They had a little disagreement.
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;30967826]They had a little disagreement.[/QUOTE]
Emphasis on little.
It was only a few hundred thousand casualties, not counting civilian deaths.
From the title I thought he went on a rampage against troops on the North Korean border.
[QUOTE=valkery;30964621]Why is it that every one from BOTH Korea's has the name "Kim" somewhere in his or her name?[/QUOTE]
That's kimpossible.
From the title I envisioned him running across th DMZ and shooting NK's and starting a war.
[QUOTE=ken188;30966137]Not even Korea is backwards enough to ban gay people from their military.[/QUOTE]
Well one could always take the Malcolm X road to conscription avoiding and tell the recruiter how excited you are to get your hands on a firearm so you can shoot people of other races.
[QUOTE=Singo;30965947]한국 지금 최악
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[I]뉴스 한국가요[/I][/QUOTE]
Oh god, this made my day! Thanks!
[QUOTE=valkery;30964621]Why is it that every one from BOTH Korea's has the name "Kim" somewhere in his or her name?[/QUOTE]
maybe it's a common name
like how there's a lot of johns and johnsons
Man that's sad, why the hell would be kill his fellow Marines? Makes no sense...
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;31283494]Man that's sad, why the hell would be kill his fellow Marines? Makes no sense...[/QUOTE]
Because Great Leader told him to do it.
[QUOTE=Bean Shoot;30965161]You wouldn't believe how far some people here will go to avoid military conscription. One of my uncles starved himself for a month and another uncle did the opposite and gorged himself, and that's tame compared to some stories I read in the news.
Honestly, it's just a huge dick-waving contest between both sides as of now.[/QUOTE]
Your uncle is a real troop.
I wouldn't have the will to fight in an army, but not eating for a month? I don't know, that sounds pretty hard.
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;31283494]Man that's sad, why the hell would be kill his fellow Marines? Makes no sense...[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck did you bump this thread?
I guess he didn't have much of a Seoul
[QUOTE=Murkat;30970772]That's kimpossible.[/QUOTE]
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I am so sorry.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;30964779]And US.[/QUOTE]
Korea has been a divided region for a long long time. Whether it was Russia, Japan, China, or later on the US.
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