S. Korean Soldier Goes on a Shooting Spree, Kills 8 Soldiers, Wounds 2

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South Korean Soldier Goes on a Shooting Spree, Kills Eight Soldiers and Injures Two Others

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean soldier threw a grenade and went on a shooting spree Sunday near the border with communist North Korea, killing eight fellow soldiers, the Defense Ministry said.

The attack by the 22-year-old soldier happened at an army unit stationed near the heavily militarized border in Yeoncheon, 43 miles north of Seoul.

It wasn't clear what prompted the soldier to open fire, but South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted military officials as saying he did it out of frustration with military life. In addition to the eight killed, two soldiers were injured in the attack.