South Korean protesters light candles during a rally demanding the safe return of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan and the withdrawal of South Korean troops stationed there, in Seoul July 26, 2007. South Korea denounced the death of 42-year-old Christian pastor Bae Hyung-Kyu, one of the 23 South Koreans that the Islamic militants took hostage in Afghanistan last week, who was killed on July 25 by the Taliban. (Xinhua/AFP) |