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Lee Young-ae Donates Money to Artillery Accident Victims

Actress Lee Young-ae has donated money to help the families of two young soldiers who were killed and several others who were injured in an artillery accident last Friday.

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The Army said Wednesday that Lee donated W50 million to its academy fund (US$1=W1,133). "I hope parents can be reassured about safety in the military, and I hope this country becomes a safer place for our children to grow up in", she was quoted as saying.

Lee is a mother of twins and said she was motivated to donate the money when she found out that a sergeant who died in the accident left behind an 18-month-old son. The accident involved a K-9 self-propelled howitzer blowing up during a firing drill in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province.

She also promised to sponsor the sergeant's son through university.

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