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SEOUL - A second South Korean hostage shot dead by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan was identified last night as Shim Sung Min, 29, a former IT firm employee who did volunteer work to help the poor.
Afghan authorities recovered his blood-stained body dumped southwest of Kabul.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed the body was that of Shim, one of 23 Korean Christians - 18 of them women - taken captive by the Taleban nearly two weeks ago.
The bullet-ridden body of the first victim, Bae Hyung Kyu, a male pastor who led the group, was found last week.
Shim's father described his son as a gentle soul.
"He had a good heart and did a lot of volunteer work. My son also wanted to help the poor and disabled," Shim Chin Pyo told reporters.
Shim was unemployed and looking to go to graduate school.
- REUTERS
