Kim Sun-il

Kim Sun-il
Kim c. 2003
Born(1970-09-13)13 September 1970
Died22 June 2004(2004-06-22) (aged 33)
Cause of deathMurder by decapitation
Body discovered23 June 2004[1]
OccupationTranslator
Korean name
Hangul
김선일
Hanja
金鮮一
Revised RomanizationGim Seonil
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏnil

Kim Sun-il (Korean김선일; 13 September 1970-c. 22 June 2004) was a South Korean interpreter and Christian missionary who was kidnapped and murdered in Iraq.

  1. ^ Sohn, Jie-ae; Faraj, Caroline (23 June 2004). "South Korean hostage beheaded: Seoul reaffirms plans to send more troops to Iraq". Cable News Network. Seoul, South Korea: Time Warner. Archived from the original on 25 June 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2004.