South Korean soldier dies in Iraq

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Seoul, May 20: A South Korean soldier has been found dead inside a barber's shop at a South Korean military camp in Iraq, the Defence Ministry said today.

His death is the first for the South Korean contingent in Iraq.

There was no evidence of outside invasion or fighting, the ministry said in a statement.

It said the 27-year-old soldier, identified only by his family name Oh, was found dead on Saturday. His gun was found nearby.

South Korea, which once had the third-largest contingent of foreign troops in Iraq, plans to draw up a timetable by the end of June for a complete pullout of its forces.

It has about 1,200 troops in Iraq, from 3,600 at the start of its mission in 2004.

Parliament's approval of the current deployment expires at the end of 2007.

The defence ministry said it would send a team to Iraq to investigate the soldier's death.

REUTERS>

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