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  "id": 3405275,
  "title": "Chinese man questioned over alleged murder in Gyeongsan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-man-questioned-over-alleged-murder-in-gyeongsan-3405275",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260826/chinese-man-questioned-over-alleged-murder-in-gyeongsan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GYEONGSAN — Police have questioned a Chinese man in his 30s over the alleged murder of a female graduate student from China, whose body was discovered in Gyeongsan, southeastern South Korea. According to Gyeongsan Police Station, the victim, a local university student in her 20s, was found dead at the suspect's residence on Tuesday, following a five-day period of lost communication and four days since she was reported missing by him.\n\nThe suspect, identified only as Jeong, was apprehended on a city street on Tuesday and detained at the police station the same day. Police stated they intend to perform an autopsy to ascertain the exact cause and time of death before transferring the body to the victim's family. A relative residing in Korea has been notified of the student's passing.\n\nSources close to the victim have confirmed that the suspect and the victim were acquainted. Police have not yet disclosed any further details about the alleged crime.",
  "summary": "GYEONGSAN — Police said Wednesday they were questioning a Chinese man in his 30s on suspicion of murdering a female graduate student, also from China, who was found dead in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan. The victim, a local university student in her 20s, was found dead at the suspect's residence Tuesday, five days after all communication with her had been lost and four days after she was…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Chinese man questioned over alleged murder in Gyeongsan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-man-questioned-over-alleged-murder-in-gyeongsan",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:42:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Chinese man questioned over alleged murder in Gyeongsan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-man-questioned-over-alleged-murder-in-gyeongsan-3403864",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:27:02.000Z"
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