Second South Korean Hostage Killed

The Taliban has killed the second of 23 South Korean Christian hostages: another man, 29-year-old Shim Sung-min.

The body of a second South Korean Christian hostage killed in Afghanistan was found Tuesday as the Taliban’s new deadline loomed for the fate of the remaining 21 hostages.

The blood-stained, bullet-riddled body of a man was dumped in a field of clover in Arzoo village about six miles from the eastern city of Ghazni, according to Reuters.

“If the Kabul administration and Korean government do not give a positive reply to our demand about the release of Taliban prisoners by tomorrow 12:00 (Wednesday 3:30 a.m. EDT), then we will start killing other hostages,” purported Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf told Reuters by phone from an undisclosed location.

The Taliban are demanding the release of rebel prisoners in exchange for the Korean Christian hostages and the withdrawal of the 200 South Korean troops in Afghanistan.

Read the full report at the Christian Post.

Coverage:

• Baptist Press: Taliban executes 2nd Korean captive
• BBC: Second Korean hostage found dead
• CBN News: Police Discover Body of Second Slain Korean
• China Aid: Taliban Militants Kill Second Male Korean Hostage
• Christian Post:
  • Taliban Militants Kill Second Male Korean Hostage
  • Second Korean Hostage Body Found; New Deadline Looms
• Christian Today: Taliban Kills Another Male South Korean Hostage
• Daily Mail: Second South Korean hostage is killed by Taliban
• Korean Times:
  • Shock Over Second Killing
  • 2nd Victim: Grand Child of Independence Fighter
• MSNBC: Taliban set new hostage deadline as body found
• NYTimes: Afghan Police Find Body of 2nd Korean
• VOA: Taleban Claims to Kill Second South Korean Hostage in Afghanistan

Pictures: BBC

Video: LiveLeak

See our previous posts:

• 1 Korean Christian Hostage Killed
• Korean Christian Hostages Still Alive

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