Seoul’s mayor found dead after a massive search operation
Police in Seoul says the body of the missing mayor of South Korea’s capital, has been found. They say Park Won-soon’s body was located in hills in northern Seoul early Friday, more than seven hours after they launched a massive search for him. Park’s daughter had called police on Thursday afternoon to report him missing, saying he had given her a “will-like” message before leaving home
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