Parents of South Korean Soldier Who Allegedly Killed 5 Plead With Him to Surrender

Troops on Monday surrounded Yim so closely in the forest about 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the border outpost that they could toss him a mobile phone to talk to his father. Yim, who still refused to surrender, had ammunition and officials feared he might "commit an extreme act" -- an apparent reference to suicide -- Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said at a briefing.