Five soldiers were killed and five more wounded in South Korea Saturday after an army sergeant apparently opened fire on his fellow troops.
"The army sergeant opened fire near a border guard post on the eastern coast of the country. It's not yet clear what motivated the attack." (Via BBC)
Mass killings at military outposts are not unprecedented in South Korea, especially near the troubled border region. Sky News notes a similar rampage by a soldier in 2005 killed eight people and wounded several more.
The New York Times writes these killings underscore the difficulty of maintaining South Korea's 650,000 strong military, which fills its ranks by requiring two years of service from all able-bodied South Korean men.
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