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One Korean Marine is dead and another is injured after they were struck by a jeep and robbed while on the way to their unit in Gangwha-gun, Incheon on Thursday morning.
The Marines were returning to their unit after guard duty at a coastal post when they were hit by a Korando jeep at 5:55 a.m. After hitting them with his vehicle, the driver attacked the men and made off with a K-2 rifle, 75 bullets, a grenade and six explosive shells (similar to grenades).
Sgt. Lee Jae-hyuk and Pvt. Park Young-chul were taken to a nearby hospital, where Pvt. Park died Thursday evening.
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Military and police check drivers on the Choji bridge in Ganghwado, where a criminal hit two marine soldiers in his car and made off with a rifle and shells on Thursday.
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The attacker is described as a 170-cm tall man in his 30s wearing a beige jacket. He was carrying a weapon which he used to stab Sgt. Lee in the face and thighs. He took the Ganghwado beltway to escape.
Police received a report that the attacker's jeep passed Cheongbuk toll gate on the highway between Pyeongtaek and Anseong in Gyeonggi Province at 7:38 p.m. and gave chase.
Police found a Korando jeep on fire without number plates under a bridge in Hwaseong city in Gyeonggi Province, six km from the Cheongbuk toll gate at 10:40 p.m. Police believe it was the same vehicle used in the attack and they are searching for the driver.
Korea's armed forces at 6:30 p.m. issued a "Jindo Dog One" alert, which is the highest level of preparedness against spy activities, for areas in northern Gyeonggi Province including Gimpo, Gangwha and Ilsan.
The military and police stopped and questioned drivers on major roads in Gyeonggi Province. They believe the attacker is likely to commit another crime or terror acts with the rifle and ammunition.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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