S Korean marine kills three while on duty

 

A South Korean marine has turned his gun on his colleagues, killing three of them and injuring two others.

A spokesman for the defence ministry in the capital, Seoul, said the corporal had opened fire while on duty at Ganghwa island west of Seoul.
The shooter was slightly wounded and has been taken into custody, officials said. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
The island base is near a disputed maritime border with North Korea.
All able-bodied South Korean men are required to give more than two years' service in the country's 650,000-member military.

Source: BBC News