23 June 2014
Last updated at 02:36 ET
His capture ends a tense stand-off in a forest near his outpost near the border with North Korea.
On Saturday evening Sergeant Im shot and threw a grenade at fellow soldiers before fleeing.
S Korean 'killer soldier' captured
A South Korean soldier who
killed five members of his unit has been captured after a failed
suicide attempt, defence officials say.
The soldier, identified only as Im, had tried to shoot himself and is currently being sent to hospital.His capture ends a tense stand-off in a forest near his outpost near the border with North Korea.
On Saturday evening Sergeant Im shot and threw a grenade at fellow soldiers before fleeing.
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