A South Korean soldier who killed five of his comrades has been surrounded by the military[AP]He killed five soldiers and wounded seven others who were trying to persuade him to surrender near the North Korean border.
A defence official said today one platoon leader was wounded when the runaway soldier fired at military personnel closing in on him.
Villagers in an area close to where Yim is holed up have been warned not to leave their houses.
The soldier, known only as Yim, has been surrounded by South Korean military [AP]The soldier, known only as Yim, who had opened fire with an assault rifle at the border with Norea Korea
Thousands of troops from North Korea are stationed along the world's most heavily armed border.
There was no indication Kim Jong-un's country was involved but tensions have been running high between the North and the South.
North Korea have staged a series of missile and artillery drills and last month threatened to "wipe out" South Korea's government.
South Korea has repeatedly vowed to respond with strength if provoked by the North.
There is no indication North Korea was involved in the incident [AP]Investigators later said the corporal was angry about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness before the shooting.
While in 2005 a soldier tossed a hand grenade and opened fire at a front-line army unit in a rampage that killed eight colleagues and injured others.
In South Korea all able-bodied men are conscripted and must serve around two years in the military.
It is aimed at countering aggression from their northern neighbours.
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