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Boar sightings up in Seoul

By Lim Jeong-yeo

Published : Oct. 17, 2016 - 17:00

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The number of boar sightings here is on the rise, raising alarm throughout Seoul.

Between Sunday and Monday, four boar sightings were reported in populous parts of Seoul.

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Seoul Jongno Police said Monday that two boars were seen in Sajik-dong, central Seoul, on Sunday at around 10 p.m. One was shot down at around 11:30 p.m. while the other escaped to the nearby Bukhansan.

At 1:30 a.m. on Monday, another boar was reported wandering around near Gyeongbokgung in the same district. It was shot dead roughly an hour later by fire department officials in Susong-dong near the US Embassy. 

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Another boar was spotted and killed in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, just off the southeastern tip of Seoul, at around 9:55 p.m. on Sunday.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)