South Korea: Seoul mayor goes missing

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) – Mayor of South Korea’s capital is missing, local media reported on Thursday.

South Korean police has launched a manhunt to find Seoul city mayor Park Won-soon after his family reported him missing, Yonhap News Agency said.

A missing report by his daughter was filed with police at around 5.17 p.m. (0817GMT) on Thursday.

“He had left home four to five hours ago after leaving words like a will, with his phone currently off,” read the report filed by Parks’ daughter.

A massive search operation with drones and police dogs is underway.