Former S Korean president found dead

The ex-president is known to have jumped off a rock near his home at around local time 06:40 Saturday (2140 GMT Friday) while he was taking a hike with his guard. Roh had severe external head injuries and died after being moved to a larger hospital in Busan from his hometown of Gimhae, Yonhap reported. It is not confirmed whether the former president fell by accident or died after committing suicide, but a brief suicidal note was found after his death. The suicidal note was mostly about how troubled he and his people had been and asked for a small tombstone near his hometown; Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version