S. Korean woman missing in Yemen confirmed killed

By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman apparently kidnapped by
insurgents in Yemen has been found killed, Seoul's foreign ministry confirmed
Tuesday.

Eom Young-sun, 34, had been missing since last Friday, when she went on a picnic
in a northern Yemeni province with eight other foreigners from Germany and
Britain. The Yemeni authorities said they were presumed to have been abducted by
a group of local rebels. Eom had resided in the area for about a year, working
for an international medical assistance organization.
"The bodies of three women were found, according to the Yemeni government. And
one of them has been confirmed to be that of Eom, " a foreign ministry official
said.
The fate of others missing remains unknown, he added.
The South Korean foreign ministry strongly denounced the killings although
kidnappers have yet to be identified.
"The government cannot contain the anger and shock" over the confirmation that
our national has been killed, the ministry said in a statement.
South Korea will cooperate closely with Yemen, Germany, and Britain to find out
details of the case, it added.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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