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South Korean media react to news of shooter's nationality

South Korean media have stated to respond to news that the shooter in yesterday's carnage at Virginia Tech was a South Korean national.

The Korean Times provides coverage of the announcement (their site shows it's already the day's mostly widely read story). The newspaper JoongAnn Ilbo provides more information about the shooter, including that the Korean Foreign Ministry said his family lived in Centreville, Fairfax County, a suburb of Washington, D.C.

The official said late last night that he hoped the incident would not "evolve into a racial incident." He said Korean Americans were being urged to take "necessary precautions," but he didn't specify anything further.

The Korean Herald reports that President Roh Moo-hyun sent his condolences to the families of those killed in the shooting.

Virginia Tech has 763 Korean undergraduate and graduate students.

Tom Regan

10:45 AM ET | 04-17-2007 | permalink

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