South Korea to Investigate Case of Hostage Beheaded in Iraq; Reported Missing June 17, Kim Might Have Been Kidnapped in May

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea will investigate its handling of the kidnapping case of Kim Sun-il, a South Korean worker beheaded by Islamic militants in Iraq earlier this week, officials said.

The government is looking into the role of Kim's employer in reporting the disappearance and a controversy surrounding a videotape that Associated Press Television News received before it was widely known that Kim was missing. South Korea has said it was unaware of his kidnapping until a videotape appeared Sunday.

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South Korea to Investigate Case of Hostage Beheaded in Iraq; Reported Missing June 17, Kim Might Have Been Kidnapped in May

The Board of Audit and Inspection will investigate a "dispute" between the Foreign Ministry and The Associated Press over an AP statement that one of the agency's reporters as...

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