REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) - South Korean officials say five South Koreans who were kidnapped while driving in a Mexican border city have been set free.
Lee Jeong-gwan, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul, South Korea, told reporters that the South Koreans were in custody of Mexican police and would been handed over to the South Korean Embassy there.
The five South Koreans were kidnapped on July 14 while driving in a Mexican border city and their captors had demanded $30,000.