Posted on 09/01/2007 12:00:12 AM PDT by jaredt112
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office denied a Taliban claim on Saturday that it had paid a ransom of more than $20 million for the release of 19 Christian missionaries held hostage in Afghanistan.
"We deny any payment for the release of South Korean hostages," said an official at the presidential Blue House.
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Lets hope the Taliban is only trying to save face. There is also the matter of two Korean men of God shot over ten times each,that needs to be addressed. Thank you for the latest link.
OK, who DID pay it FOR them?
Lets hope the South Koreans are right and didnt pay ransom and these dead rag head scumbags were just on the way out to celebrate.
Cool!
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