Report: SKorean tycoon dead of apparent suicide

Report: SKorean tycoon dead of apparent suicide

The ousted chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate, theDoosan Group, was found dead in an apparent suicide, a news reportsaid Wednesday.

Park Yong-oh was found dead at his Seoul home in what appearedto be a suicide, the Yonhap news agency said, citing police.Officials at Seoul National University hospital confirmed his deathbut did not cite a cause.

Doosan Group officials said they could not immediately confirmthe report.

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