Lee Dong Gun
SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans were stunned on Friday when they learned that the brother of a top local actor was killed in an apparently gang-related crime that took place in Sydney earlier this week.
Australian press reported that a 19-year-old South Korean man died on Thursday after being stabbed by two men believed to be members of an Asian crime ring. A 20-year-old friend of his was also attacked and is in a critical condition.
The midnight incident was captured on a number of surveillance cameras in downtown Sydney, the reports said. The two suspects were charged with murder.
South Korean police said Friday that the victim who died in the crime was the younger brother of Lee Dong-gun, a 21-year-old South Korean actor who commands great popularity here and throughout Asia from starring in a number of hit movies and television dramas. Such South Korean works are widely distributed in the region.
Lee and his parents hastily departed for Australia on Thursday, according to his aide in the entertainment business.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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Source:YONHAP NEWS:http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/03/21/45/0302000000AEN20080321006500315F.HTML
