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32720
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 10:00
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S. Korea condemns Mumbai terrorist attacks
(ATTN: UPDATES with Foreign Ministry's attempt to locate South Korean in Mumbai in
paras 5-6)
SEOUL/NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday
condemned the latest terrorist acts by teams of gunmen in Mumbai and expressed
condolences to the families of the victims.
"The South Korean government denounces terrorism as a crime against civilization
and against mankind that can be never tolerated," Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon
Tae-young said in a press briefing.
Groups of gunmen presumed to be Islamic militants went on shooting rampage in
luxury hotels, restaurants and on streets late Wednesday night, killing at least
100 people and injuring scores of others, according to local police.
A group of 26 South Korean company workers and diplomats, including Consul
General Kim Dong-yeon, had been trapped at the Taj Mahal Hotel that was occupied
by terrorists. The Koreans, who were attending a dinner event, all escaped
unharmed from the hotel several hours later.
Meanwhile, the ministry is trying to locate a South Korean in Mumbai, one of the
four who did not board a Seoul-bound airplane Thursday as scheduled.
The ministry said it confirmed the safety of the other three through telephone
calls with their acquaintances, and estimates that the possibility of any
significant problem with the security of the fourth Korean is slim.
The ministry said it launched a task force to devise ways of better protecting
South Korean residents in India, especially in the financial capital of Mumbai,
where terrorist attacks are increasingly reported.
More than 2,000 South Koreans, including some 1,000 students, reside in Mumbai
alone, it said.
"These days, a growing number of terrorist attacks has been reported there amid
rapid economic development," Gabriel Oh, the ministry's top ambassador for
consular affairs told Yonhap News Agency. "There are various reasons from
religious rifts to tribal clashes."
He pointed out that South Korean church volunteers are a potential target of
terrorism.
The ministry asked its nationals to leave the area if possible or refrain from
traveling there.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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paras 5-6)
SEOUL/NEW DELHI, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government on Thursday
condemned the latest terrorist acts by teams of gunmen in Mumbai and expressed
condolences to the families of the victims.
"The South Korean government denounces terrorism as a crime against civilization
and against mankind that can be never tolerated," Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon
Tae-young said in a press briefing.
Groups of gunmen presumed to be Islamic militants went on shooting rampage in
luxury hotels, restaurants and on streets late Wednesday night, killing at least
100 people and injuring scores of others, according to local police.
A group of 26 South Korean company workers and diplomats, including Consul
General Kim Dong-yeon, had been trapped at the Taj Mahal Hotel that was occupied
by terrorists. The Koreans, who were attending a dinner event, all escaped
unharmed from the hotel several hours later.
Meanwhile, the ministry is trying to locate a South Korean in Mumbai, one of the
four who did not board a Seoul-bound airplane Thursday as scheduled.
The ministry said it confirmed the safety of the other three through telephone
calls with their acquaintances, and estimates that the possibility of any
significant problem with the security of the fourth Korean is slim.
The ministry said it launched a task force to devise ways of better protecting
South Korean residents in India, especially in the financial capital of Mumbai,
where terrorist attacks are increasingly reported.
More than 2,000 South Koreans, including some 1,000 students, reside in Mumbai
alone, it said.
"These days, a growing number of terrorist attacks has been reported there amid
rapid economic development," Gabriel Oh, the ministry's top ambassador for
consular affairs told Yonhap News Agency. "There are various reasons from
religious rifts to tribal clashes."
He pointed out that South Korean church volunteers are a potential target of
terrorism.
The ministry asked its nationals to leave the area if possible or refrain from
traveling there.
lcd@yna.co.kr
(END)
