# South Korean Soldier Runs Amok

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 21, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soldier-runs-amok/691329 "2014-06-21T23:04:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soldier-runs-amok/691329/1 "2014-06-21T23:04:36Z")

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From [url=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caATBZEKL4c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caATBZEKL4c)]The Korea Herald\*:

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> **5 soldiers killed, 5 others wounded in shooting spree at border post**
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> Five soldiers were killed and five others wounded after a South Korean soldier went on a shooting spree at a general outpost in the country’s border town with North Korea on Saturday, military officers said.
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> According to the military, an unidentified South Korean sergeant serving his duty with an Army unit in this eastern town of Goseong, Gangwon Province, went on a shooting rampage at about 8:15 p.m., which led to the casualties.
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> The suspect was on the loose with a gun and ammunition, prompting the military to launch an operation to catch him, the military said.

More at the link.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soldier-runs-amok/691329/2 "2014-06-22T04:45:35Z")

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Now they will have an excuse to take the guns away from those soldiers. Just look at what that weapon did… What?? 😃

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2014, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-korean-soldier-runs-amok/691329/3 "2014-06-22T09:11:49Z")

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Everyone wants to be like America.