Moonies founder 'hurt in crash'

The founder of the controversial Unification Church, better known as the Moonies, has been hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say. Rev Sun Myung Moon, 88, was among several people on the aircraft when it made an emergency landing at Gapyeong, 40km (25 miles) east of Seoul. The Unification Church website said Rev Moon and his wife were "safe". The injured were taken to Cheongshim Hospital, which is owned by the Church, Yonhap news agency reported. The agency said the helicopter burst into flames on landing. Police and witnesses said it came down in a mountainous area near the hospital at about 1710 (0810 GMT), AFP news... [read full story]                    

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