Two S.Korean Girls Run Over by US Armored Vehicle

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Two S.Korean Girls Run Over by US Armored Vehicle

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A U.S. military armored vehicle killed two 14-year-old South Korean girls on Thursday near the border between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, an incident which is making local residents worried about their personal safety.

The two middle school students were struck when they walked to a friend's birthday party, police said.

The armored vehicle veered to the right edge of the narrow road without careful observation and killed the girls on the spot, according to the police.

In Yangju, a town where the U.S. troops are stationed, accidents related to the U.S. military take place frequently. Last January, a U.S. army tank crossed the middle line of the road and collided head-on with three cars, leaving nine Koreans injured.

South Korean official figures showed that there were about 400 road accidents related to the U.S. military annually but only 10 cases were heard in courts.

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